Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in World
World: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1976 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in World, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in World stood at 0.1976 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in World peaked at 0.3175 ha per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1052 ha per square kilometre, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in World, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2803 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2803 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2321 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2299 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2299 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2299 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1201 ha per square kilometre | -47.8% |
| 1997 | 0.159 ha per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2003 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1999 | 0.156 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1052 ha per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1645 ha per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1957 ha per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2635 ha per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2815 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2716 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2419 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2854 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2389 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2322 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3175 ha per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 2011 | 0.25 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2728 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2302 ha per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2355 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2508 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2486 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.249 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2141 ha per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2714 ha per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2573 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2263 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1836 ha per square kilometre | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1976 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2118 ha per square kilometre | 0.1201 ha per square kilometre | 0.2803 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.228 ha per square kilometre | 0.1052 ha per square kilometre | 0.2854 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.254 ha per square kilometre | 0.2141 ha per square kilometre | 0.3175 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2162 ha per square kilometre | 0.1836 ha per square kilometre | 0.2573 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Central African Republic 3.9 ha per square kilometre compare
- 2 Zambia 3.11 ha per square kilometre compare
- 3 Mozambique 2.92 ha per square kilometre compare
- 4 Myanmar 2.31 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in World?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in World was 0.1976 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3175 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1052 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does World rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.