Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 94.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0 ha per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 97th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per person | -93.8% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per person | -25.9% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per person | +56.6% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per person | -22.4% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -66.9% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Switzerland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 72.47 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Switzerland?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Switzerland was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 97th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.