Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in World
World: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0144 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in World, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area, per capita in World stood at 0.0144 ha per person.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in World peaked at 0.0252 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 ha per person, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0223 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0219 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0215 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0212 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0209 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0206 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.006 ha per person | -70.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0063 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.007 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0227 ha per person | +223.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0244 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0215 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0252 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0235 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0227 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0237 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0205 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0184 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0197 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0207 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0204 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0157 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0168 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0162 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0151 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0162 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0147 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0136 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0147 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0145 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0144 ha per person | -1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +223.8% | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0227 ha per person |
| 1996 | -70.8% | 0.0206 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0153 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0223 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.021 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0252 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0169 ha per person | 0.0136 ha per person | 0.0207 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0141 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
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 grassland — burned area, per capita in World?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in World was 0.0144 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0252 ha per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 ha per person in 1997.
- How does World rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.