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Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand

New Zealand: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
126th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.0193 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0 ha per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1990–2023

00.0050.010.0150.021990200620231990: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.003 ha per square kilometre1996: 0 ha per square kilometre1997: 0 ha per square kilometre1998: 0 ha per square kilometre1999: 0 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.004 ha per square kilometre2002: 0 ha per square kilometre2003: 0 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.002 ha per square kilometre2005: 0 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.005 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.007 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.002 ha per square kilometre2009: 0 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2012: 0 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.003 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.002 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.004 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.008 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.004 ha per square kilometre2018: 0 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.009 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.019 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.001 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.002 ha per square kilometre2023: 0 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in New Zealand stood at 0 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.0193 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.

New Zealand ranks 126th 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 New Zealand, year by year

Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0027 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.0027 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0027 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0027 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0027 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0027 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0003 ha per square kilometre -88.3%
1997 0.0002 ha per square kilometre -53.0%
1998 0.0002 ha per square kilometre +29.2%
1999 0.0002 ha per square kilometre -16.6%
2000 0.0011 ha per square kilometre +556.7%
2001 0.0038 ha per square kilometre +252.8%
2002 0.0001 ha per square kilometre -97.8%
2003 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2004 0.002 ha per square kilometre —
2005 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2006 0.0054 ha per square kilometre —
2007 0.0067 ha per square kilometre +24.2%
2008 0.0018 ha per square kilometre -73.2%
2009 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%
2010 0.0029 ha per square kilometre —
2011 0.0014 ha per square kilometre -52.8%
2012 0.0002 ha per square kilometre -88.3%
2013 0.0033 ha per square kilometre +1901.7%
2014 0.0018 ha per square kilometre -45.0%
2015 0.0038 ha per square kilometre +113.6%
2016 0.0085 ha per square kilometre +121.3%
2017 0.0038 ha per square kilometre -54.8%
2018 0.0005 ha per square kilometre -87.2%
2019 0.0092 ha per square kilometre +1783.1%
2020 0.0193 ha per square kilometre +108.9%
2021 0.0012 ha per square kilometre -93.6%
2022 0.0016 ha per square kilometre +26.7%
2023 0 ha per square kilometre -100.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in New Zealand 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.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +1901.7% 0.0002 ha per square kilometre 0.0033 ha per square kilometre
2019 +1783.1% 0.0005 ha per square kilometre 0.0092 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0017 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 ha per square kilometre 0.0027 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0021 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0.0067 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0035 ha per square kilometre 0.0002 ha per square kilometre 0.0092 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0055 ha per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 0.0193 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

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  3. 125 Poland 0.0001 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 126 Aruba 0 ha per square kilometre
  5. 126 Andorra 0 ha per square kilometre
  6. 126 United Arab Emirates 0 ha per square kilometre
  7. 126 American Samoa 0 ha per square kilometre
  8. 126 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha per square kilometre
  9. 126 Belgium 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  10. 126 Bahrain 0 ha per square kilometre
  11. 126 Bermuda 0 ha per square kilometre
  12. 126 Comoros 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  13. 126 Cayman Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  14. 126 Czechia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  15. 126 Djibouti 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  16. 126 Dominica 0 ha per square kilometre
  17. 126 Denmark 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  18. 126 Finland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  19. 126 Faroe Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  20. 126 Gibraltar 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  21. 126 Equatorial Guinea 0 ha per square kilometre
  22. 126 Grenada 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  23. 126 Greenland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  24. 126 Guam 0 ha per square kilometre
  25. 126 Isle of Man 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  26. 126 Ireland 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  27. 126 Jordan 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  28. 126 Kiribati 0 ha per square kilometre
  29. 126 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  30. 126 Kuwait 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  31. 126 Libya 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  32. 126 Saint Lucia 0 ha per square kilometre
  33. 126 Liechtenstein 0 ha per square kilometre
  34. 126 Luxembourg 0 ha per square kilometre
  35. 126 Latvia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  36. 126 Maldives 0 ha per square kilometre
  37. 126 Marshall Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  38. 126 Malta 0 ha per square kilometre
  39. 126 Montenegro 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  40. 126 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  41. 126 Mauritius 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  42. 126 Norway 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  43. 126 Oman 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  44. 126 Palau 0 ha per square kilometre
  45. 126 Puerto Rico 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  46. 126 Palestine 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  47. 126 French Polynesia 0 ha per square kilometre
  48. 126 Qatar 0 ha per square kilometre
  49. 126 Singapore 0 ha per square kilometre
  50. 126 Solomon Islands 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  51. 126 San Marino 0 ha per square kilometre
  52. 126 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha per square kilometre
  53. 126 Slovakia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  54. 126 Slovenia 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  55. 126 Sweden 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  56. 126 Seychelles 0 ha per square kilometre
  57. 126 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  58. 126 Tonga 0 ha per square kilometre
  59. 126 Tuvalu 0 ha per square kilometre
  60. 126 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha per square kilometre
  61. 126 British Virgin Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  62. 126 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha per square kilometre
  63. 126 Vanuatu 0 ha per square kilometre compare
  64. 126 Samoa 0 ha per square kilometre

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in New Zealand?
Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0193 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
How does New Zealand rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 126th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Zealand 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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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)

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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
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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.