Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Romania
Romania: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0001 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 99.8%
World rank
93rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0543 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0 ha per square kilometre
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Romania, 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 Romania is 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.8% on the previous year and down 97.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Romania peaked at 0.0543 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2015.
That places Romania 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | +88.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -92.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +532.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | -87.7% |
| 2004 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +199.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +119.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +165.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | -67.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +304.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre | +272.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -82.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +6498.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -56.1% |
| 2019 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +82.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | +51.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -80.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0543 ha per square kilometre | +3531.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -99.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +6498.3% | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +3531.5% | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0543 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0543 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 95 Luxembourg 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Maldives 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Marshall Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
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- 95 Malta 0 ha per square kilometre
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- 95 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
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- 95 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha per square kilometre
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- 95 Slovenia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Sweden 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Seychelles 0 ha per square kilometre
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- 95 Tajikistan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Tonga 0 ha per square kilometre
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- 95 Tuvalu 0 ha per square kilometre
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More climate change data for Romania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 268.00 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,127 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 361.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,531 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Romania?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Romania was 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0543 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Romania ranks 93rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.