Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in World
World: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.9019 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in World, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in World stood at 0.9019 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in World peaked at 1.28 ha per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2712 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in World, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9378 ha per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9287 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9288 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2756 ha per square kilometre | -70.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2712 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3193 ha per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3009 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3399 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2001 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +228.2% |
| 2002 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9987 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8759 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9515 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9284 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.872 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9486 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8703 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.815 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8186 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8981 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8097 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9019 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +228.2% | 0.3399 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7156 ha per square kilometre | 0.2712 ha per square kilometre | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | 0.3399 ha per square kilometre | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9621 ha per square kilometre | 0.815 ha per square kilometre | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8571 ha per square kilometre | 0.8097 ha per square kilometre | 0.9019 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in World?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in World was 0.9019 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2712 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does World rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 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.