Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in World
World: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0018 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in World, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0018 ha per person for open shrubland — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.8% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, open shrubland — burned area, per capita in World peaked at 0.0088 ha per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per person, in 2020.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0047 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0046 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0048 ha per person | +36.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 ha per person | +38.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0078 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.008 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0078 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 ha per person | -78.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 ha per person | +103.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 ha per person | -69.0% |
| 2006 | 0.004 ha per person | +269.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 ha per person | -43.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0016 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0019 ha per person | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0088 ha per person | +365.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 ha per person | -79.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 ha per person | +60.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.001 ha per person | -60.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 ha per person | +286.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 ha per person | -53.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 ha per person | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 ha per person | +112.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0065 ha per person | +267.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 ha per person | -72.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +365.5% | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person |
| 2017 | +286.2% | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 5 |
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 open shrubland — burned area, per capita in World?
- Open shrubland — burned area, per capita in World was 0.0018 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0088 ha per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 2020.
- How does World rank for open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is open shrubland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.