Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.001 ha per person.
The figure is up 118.3% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0042 ha per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0026 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0025 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0025 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0024 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 ha per person | -38.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 ha per person | +81.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.002 ha per person | -36.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | -93.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 ha per person | +1384.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 ha per person | -68.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 ha per person | +33.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 ha per person | +73.6% |
| 2005 | 0.002 ha per person | +46.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0033 ha per person | +80.0% |
| 2008 | 0.003 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 ha per person | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 ha per person | +80.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 ha per person | -32.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0038 ha per person | +36.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 ha per person | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0038 ha per person | +76.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 ha per person | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 ha per person | -46.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 ha per person | +71.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 ha per person | -24.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | -70.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -56.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per person | +288.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 ha per person | -46.7% |
| 2024 | 0.001 ha per person | +118.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.001 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 4.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.001 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 3.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1384.8% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 35 Sierra Leone 0.0011 ha per person compare
- 36 South Africa 0.0011 ha per person compare
- 37 Ethiopia 0.0011 ha per person compare
- 39 Guinea 0.0009 ha per person compare
- 40 North Macedonia 0.0009 ha per person compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 0.0008 ha per person compare
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0042 ha per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.