Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in World
World: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0041 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in World, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0041 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 27.9% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in World peaked at 0.0058 ha per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 ha per person, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0055 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0054 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0053 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0051 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 ha per person | -48.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 ha per person | +30.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 ha per person | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0022 ha per person | -33.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 ha per person | +54.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0039 ha per person | +17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 ha per person | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0046 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 ha per person | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0045 ha per person | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0043 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0058 ha per person | +35.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 ha per person | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 ha per person | +25.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0043 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.003 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0041 ha per person | +27.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Central African Republic 0.4535 ha per person compare
- 2 Zambia 0.1376 ha per person compare
- 3 Belize 0.1336 ha per person compare
- 4 Mozambique 0.0654 ha per person compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in World?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in World was 0.0041 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 ha per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 ha per person in 2000.
- How does World rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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)
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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.