Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.2848 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan, 1992–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 0.2848 ha per square kilometre for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 53.4% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan peaked at 8.39 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2848 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Kazakhstan ranks 49th of 187 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.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 2.75 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 2.82 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 2000 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2002 | 8.39 ha per square kilometre | +283.7% |
| 2003 | 3.46 ha per square kilometre | -58.8% |
| 2004 | 4.66 ha per square kilometre | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 4.6 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.17 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | -46.1% |
| 2008 | 3.36 ha per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | -49.5% |
| 2010 | 4.28 ha per square kilometre | +152.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9781 ha per square kilometre | -77.2% |
| 2012 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | +87.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4358 ha per square kilometre | -76.2% |
| 2014 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | +401.8% |
| 2015 | 2.63 ha per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8161 ha per square kilometre | -68.9% |
| 2017 | 5.11 ha per square kilometre | +525.7% |
| 2018 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -76.2% |
| 2019 | 2.89 ha per square kilometre | +137.6% |
| 2020 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | -50.2% |
| 2021 | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6116 ha per square kilometre | -66.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2848 ha per square kilometre | -53.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.2848 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0191 ha per square kilometre, 14.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.2848 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0006 ha per square kilometre, 479.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +525.7% | 0.8161 ha per square kilometre | 5.11 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | 2.82 ha per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.79 ha per square kilometre | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 8.39 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 ha per square kilometre | 0.4358 ha per square kilometre | 5.11 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 0.2848 ha per square kilometre | 1.84 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 46 North Macedonia 0.3435 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Argentina 0.3194 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Niger 0.2911 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Mauritania 0.2449 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Guatemala 0.2441 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Sierra Leone 0.2085 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Kazakhstan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.07 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,230 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,173 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 577.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,395 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 798.63 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Kazakhstan was 0.2848 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.39 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2848 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Kazakhstan ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.