Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Georgia
Georgia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0229 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Georgia, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Georgia is 0.0229 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 94.7% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Georgia peaked at 0.0972 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Georgia 47th 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -66.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +76.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2000 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -81.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +266.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +169.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0161 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +58.8% |
| 2009 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | -70.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0489 ha per square kilometre | +887.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -96.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +2099.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -61.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0241 ha per square kilometre | +358.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 ha per square kilometre | -75.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0972 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | -53.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -95.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | +533.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | +94.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 0.0229 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2099.8% | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +887.5% | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0489 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0156 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0121 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0972 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0455 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More climate change data for Georgia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.83 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,144 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,140 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 71.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 274.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 258.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9746 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Georgia?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Georgia was 0.0229 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0972 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Georgia rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Georgia ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Georgia 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.