Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0051 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Thailand stood at 0.0051 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.4% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.0114 ha per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Thailand 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0068 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0067 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0066 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0064 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0063 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 ha per person | -64.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 ha per person | +142.2% |
| 1999 | 0.003 ha per person | -43.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 ha per person | -40.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 ha per person | -31.4% |
| 2002 | 0.003 ha per person | +147.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 ha per person | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0105 ha per person | +168.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 ha per person | -36.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 ha per person | -44.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0114 ha per person | +204.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0048 ha per person | -58.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0072 ha per person | +49.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 ha per person | -24.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 ha per person | -49.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 ha per person | +141.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 ha per person | -48.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0085 ha per person | +147.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0067 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0073 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 ha per person | -51.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0099 ha per person | +184.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0107 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0069 ha per person | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per person | -87.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 ha per person | +647.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0051 ha per person | -23.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0051 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 52.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.0051 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 328.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Thailand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +647.6% | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0114 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More climate change data for Thailand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.58 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,242 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 567.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 38,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Thailand?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Thailand was 0.0051 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0114 ha per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.