Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Indonesia
Indonesia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1019 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Indonesia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.1019 ha per square kilometre for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 2,167.9% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Indonesia peaked at 2.19 ha per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0045 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Indonesia ranks 31st 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2343 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2343 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2343 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2343 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2343 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2343 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1199 ha per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 1997 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +1725.6% |
| 1998 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1762 ha per square kilometre | -87.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0513 ha per square kilometre | -70.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | -64.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2997 ha per square kilometre | +1538.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0637 ha per square kilometre | -78.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2738 ha per square kilometre | +329.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1072 ha per square kilometre | -60.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3514 ha per square kilometre | +227.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0335 ha per square kilometre | -90.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2115 ha per square kilometre | +875.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | -95.0% |
| 2011 | 0.073 ha per square kilometre | +595.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1122 ha per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0594 ha per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2489 ha per square kilometre | +318.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3794 ha per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | -92.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -77.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0497 ha per square kilometre | +673.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2545 ha per square kilometre | +412.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | -94.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1019 ha per square kilometre | +2167.9% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 0.1019 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 25.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 0.1019 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 7374.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +2167.9% | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.1019 ha per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +1725.6% | 0.1199 ha per square kilometre | 2.19 ha per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +1538.2% | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | 0.2997 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +875.9% | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | 0.2115 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.53 ha per square kilometre | 0.1199 ha per square kilometre | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1432 ha per square kilometre | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | 0.3514 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1222 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.3794 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.1019 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 28 Liberia 0.1218 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Dominican Republic 0.1057 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Bhutan 0.1056 ha per square kilometre compare
- 32 Eswatini 0.086 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Chad 0.074 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Portugal 0.0628 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Indonesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.73 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 60,521 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 23,775 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 36,746 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,312 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 101,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 26,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 75,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 98.17 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Indonesia?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Indonesia was 0.1019 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0045 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Indonesia rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Indonesia ranks 31st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.