Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0047 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, 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 New Caledonia is 0.0047 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in New Caledonia peaked at 0.082 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
New Caledonia ranks 71st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | +266.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | -69.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -92.2% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0269 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | -80.0% |
| 2019 | 0.082 ha per square kilometre | +775.0% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | — |
New Caledonia compared with similar countries
- New Caledonia's 0.0047 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 339.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in New Caledonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +775.0% | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | 0.082 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.082 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 68 Armenia 0.0053 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.005 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Ecuador 0.0048 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 El Salvador 0.0041 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Malaysia 0.0039 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Equatorial Guinea 0.0038 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for New Caledonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 354.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 94.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 260.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3567 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0252 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in New Caledonia?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in New Caledonia was 0.0047 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.082 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does New Caledonia rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- New Caledonia ranks 71st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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.