Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita by country
Open shrubland — 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.
Countries reporting
126
Highest
0.4309 ha per person
Australia
Lowest
0 ha per person
Samoa
Median
0 ha per person
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,364
What the numbers show
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita is currently reported for 126 countries. The highest value is 0.4309 ha per person in Australia; the lowest is 0 ha per person in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 ha per person, and the mean is 0.0065 ha per person.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 13,262.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 0.4309 ha per person | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Botswana | 0.3665 ha per person | 2024 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Namibia | 0.0132 ha per person | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 0.0025 ha per person | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Iraq | 0.002 ha per person | 2024 | up 802.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Angola | 0.0012 ha per person | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Argentina | 0.0011 ha per person | 2024 | down 50.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Eswatini | 0.001 ha per person | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 0.0009 ha per person | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 0.0007 ha per person | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Madagascar | 0.0005 ha per person | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Mozambique | 0.0005 ha per person | 2024 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkmenistan | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Mali | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | up 13,262.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Zambia | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Sudan | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Mexico | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Lesotho | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 2,001.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Pakistan | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 392.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Peru | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 1,696.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Somalia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Kenya | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Azerbaijan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Spain | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Malawi | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 268.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Mauritania | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Chile | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Brazil | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 61.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Jordan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Niger | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Yemen | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Senegal | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 36 | India | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 442.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Egypt | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Nigeria | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Albania | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Armenia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Burundi | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Benin | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Bahamas | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Belarus | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Belize | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Bhutan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Central African Republic | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Switzerland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | China | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Cameroon | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Congo | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Colombia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Cuba | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Cyprus | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Djibouti | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Algeria | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Ecuador | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Eritrea | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Estonia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Finland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Fiji | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | France | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Gabon | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Georgia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Ghana | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Guinea | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Gambia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Greece | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Greenland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Guatemala | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Guyana | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Honduras | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Croatia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Haiti | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Indonesia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Ireland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Iceland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Israel | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Italy | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Cambodia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Kuwait | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Lebanon | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Liberia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Libya | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Latvia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Morocco | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Myanmar | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Mongolia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Malaysia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | New Caledonia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 0 ha per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Norway | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Nepal | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | New Zealand | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Panama | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Portugal | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Paraguay | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Palestine | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Romania | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Rwanda | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | South Sudan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Sweden | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Chad | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Tunisia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Uganda | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Ukraine | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Uruguay | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Samoa | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 0.0018 ha per person
How this figure is calculated
Open shrubland — 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.
Open shrubland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Open shrubland — 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
Open shrubland — 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.