Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Thailand
Thailand: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.9272 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Thailand, 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 Thailand is 0.9272 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 647.2% on the previous year and up 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Thailand peaked at 1.5 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1241 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Thailand ranks 8th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7296 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.7296 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7296 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7296 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7296 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7296 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2622 ha per square kilometre | -64.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2543 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6242 ha per square kilometre | +145.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3603 ha per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2165 ha per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | -30.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3755 ha per square kilometre | +150.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4978 ha per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +170.5% |
| 2005 | 0.869 ha per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4905 ha per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 2007 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +206.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6329 ha per square kilometre | -57.9% |
| 2009 | 0.956 ha per square kilometre | +51.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7289 ha per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3736 ha per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9068 ha per square kilometre | +142.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4697 ha per square kilometre | -48.2% |
| 2014 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +148.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9211 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9351 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4891 ha per square kilometre | -51.6% |
| 2019 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | +184.8% |
| 2020 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9642 ha per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | -87.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9272 ha per square kilometre | +647.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.9272 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 230.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.9272 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 67087.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Thailand 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 | +647.2% | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | 0.9272 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5878 ha per square kilometre | 0.2543 ha per square kilometre | 0.7296 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7038 ha per square kilometre | 0.1501 ha per square kilometre | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8394 ha per square kilometre | 0.3736 ha per square kilometre | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8786 ha per square kilometre | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More climate change data for Thailand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.58 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,242 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 567.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 38,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Thailand?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Thailand was 0.9272 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1241 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Thailand ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.