Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Philippines
Philippines: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0286 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Philippines, 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 Philippines is 0.0286 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 202.3% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Philippines peaked at 0.1154 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0022 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Philippines 45th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | -51.7% |
| 1997 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | +205.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0164 ha per square kilometre | -71.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | -88.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre | +1559.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0344 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0583 ha per square kilometre | +68.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | -69.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0273 ha per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | -50.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1154 ha per square kilometre | +938.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | -91.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0198 ha per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0303 ha per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0449 ha per square kilometre | +48.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0532 ha per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | -76.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | +143.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0438 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | -66.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | -35.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0286 ha per square kilometre | +202.3% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.0286 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.0286 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 2071.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1559.7% | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0357 ha per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +938.3% | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.1154 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0285 ha per square kilometre | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0254 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0583 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.1154 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 ha per square kilometre | 0.0438 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More climate change data for Philippines
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,832 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 23,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 827.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 49,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 40,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 33.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Philippines?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Philippines was 0.0286 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1154 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0022 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Philippines rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Philippines ranks 45th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Philippines 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.