Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China
China: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0216 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in China stood at 0.0216 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 148.1% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0372 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
China ranks 84th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0143 ha per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -52.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0185 ha per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 2002 | 0.019 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | +85.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | -74.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +83.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0131 ha per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | +213.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2011 | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0166 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | +65.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0122 ha per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | +129.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0166 ha per square kilometre | -48.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0087 ha per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | +148.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0216 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0191 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0193 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 0.0372 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0322 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 0.0216 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 81 Chile 0.0247 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Portugal 0.0244 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Turkmenistan 0.0232 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 El Salvador 0.0165 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Romania 0.0147 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Canada 0.0134 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in China?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in China was 0.0216 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0372 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does China rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.