Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
95th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0093 ha per square kilometre
in 2014
All-time low
0 ha per square kilometre
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Switzerland stood at 0 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 0.0093 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 95th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -93.8% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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- 93 Romania 0.0001 ha per square kilometre compare
- 94 Mongolia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Aruba 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Afghanistan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Andorra 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 United Arab Emirates 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 American Samoa 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha per square kilometre
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- 95 Belgium 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Burkina Faso 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Bahrain 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Bermuda 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Barbados 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Botswana 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Comoros 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Cayman Islands 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Cyprus 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Czechia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Germany 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Djibouti 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Dominica 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Denmark 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Egypt 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Eritrea 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Estonia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Finland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Faroe Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Gibraltar 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Gambia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Grenada 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Greenland 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Guam 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Isle of Man 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Ireland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Iraq 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Iceland 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Israel 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Jamaica 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Jordan 0 ha per square kilometre
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- 95 Kiribati 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Kuwait 0 ha per square kilometre
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- 95 Libya 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Saint Lucia 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Liechtenstein 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Lesotho 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Lithuania 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Luxembourg 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Maldives 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Marshall Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Mali 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Malta 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Montenegro 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Mauritania 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Mauritius 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Niger 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Norway 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Oman 0 ha per square kilometre
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- 95 Palau 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Poland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Puerto Rico 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Palestine 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 French Polynesia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Qatar 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Saudi Arabia 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Singapore 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Solomon Islands 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Somalia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Serbia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Slovakia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Slovenia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Sweden 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Seychelles 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Tajikistan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Turkmenistan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Tonga 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Trinidad and Tobago 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Tuvalu 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 Uzbekistan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha per square kilometre
- 95 British Virgin Islands 0 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha per square kilometre compare
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More climate change data for Switzerland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 72.47 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Switzerland was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 95th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.