Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ukraine
Ukraine: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0076 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ukraine, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Ukraine is 0.0076 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 63.2% on the previous year and down 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Ukraine peaked at 0.0909 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
Ukraine ranks 64th 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | -72.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | -61.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | +53.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | +245.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | -67.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | +638.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | -55.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | -35.4% |
| 2008 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | +606.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 2012 | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0376 ha per square kilometre | +78.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0663 ha per square kilometre | +76.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0829 ha per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -93.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | +109.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | +183.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0608 ha per square kilometre | +84.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -95.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +443.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | -63.2% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.0076 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +638.0% | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +606.2% | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | 0.0829 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0307 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0909 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 61 Suriname 0.0097 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Costa Rica 0.0092 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Italy 0.0091 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Albania 0.0063 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Tunisia 0.0058 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Algeria 0.0054 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Ukraine
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 687.49 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,994 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,913 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 675.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,642 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 527.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 25.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Ukraine?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Ukraine was 0.0076 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0909 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Ukraine rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ukraine ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.