Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Fiji
Fiji: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0375 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Fiji, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Fiji is 0.0375 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Fiji peaked at 0.2026 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
Fiji ranks 40th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Fiji, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0309 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0262 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0603 ha per square kilometre | +130.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0749 ha per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | -75.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -98.4% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.1312 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2026 ha per square kilometre | +1630.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | -84.4% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0.1066 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 0.1206 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -99.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | +600.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0363 ha per square kilometre | +342.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0141 ha per square kilometre | -61.3% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | — |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.0375 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 9.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.0375 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 2711.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1630.0% | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | 0.2026 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | 0.0749 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.2026 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0319 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.1206 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0375 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 37 Paraguay 0.0565 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Sierra Leone 0.0548 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Spain 0.0458 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 0.0337 ha per square kilometre compare
- 42 Guinea 0.0313 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Togo 0.0287 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Fiji
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,411 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 381.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,029 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 66.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 43.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1652 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Fiji?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Fiji was 0.0375 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2026 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Fiji rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Fiji ranks 40th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Fiji 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.