Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1056 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.1056 ha per square kilometre for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 95.8% on the previous year and up 108.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.3666 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Bhutan 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0712 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0712 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0712 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0712 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0836 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0836 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | -58.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.066 ha per square kilometre | +92.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1134 ha per square kilometre | +72.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0451 ha per square kilometre | -60.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0748 ha per square kilometre | +65.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0226 ha per square kilometre | -69.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -88.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0635 ha per square kilometre | +2259.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0388 ha per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0663 ha per square kilometre | +71.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3323 ha per square kilometre | +400.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0444 ha per square kilometre | -86.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2097 ha per square kilometre | +360.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1085 ha per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3666 ha per square kilometre | +237.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0506 ha per square kilometre | -86.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1704 ha per square kilometre | +236.7% |
| 2015 | 0.181 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.073 ha per square kilometre | -59.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2018 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | -51.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | -58.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | +145.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0371 ha per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0539 ha per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1056 ha per square kilometre | +95.8% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.1056 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 5.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.1056 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0813 ha per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +2259.8% | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0635 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.07 ha per square kilometre | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | 0.1134 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0736 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.3323 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1253 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | 0.3666 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | 0.1056 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 27 Congo 0.13 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Liberia 0.1218 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 0.1057 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Indonesia 0.1019 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Eswatini 0.086 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Chad 0.074 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.1056 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3666 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.