Other forest — Burned Area, per capita by country
Other forest — 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
134
Highest
0.0477 ha per person
Mozambique
Lowest
0 ha per person
British Virgin Islands
Median
0 ha per person
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,434
What the numbers show
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 0.0477 ha per person in Mozambique; the lowest is 0 ha per person in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 ha per person, and the mean is 0.0013 ha per person.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 11,267.0%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 0.0477 ha per person | 2024 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 0.023 ha per person | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 3 | Paraguay | 0.0179 ha per person | 2024 | up 1,152.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 0.0174 ha per person | 2024 | up 318.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Zambia | 0.0128 ha per person | 2024 | down 51.5% | falling |
| 6 | Cambodia | 0.009 ha per person | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Myanmar | 0.0054 ha per person | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 8 | Australia | 0.0045 ha per person | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 0.0029 ha per person | 2024 | up 1,774.7% | falling |
| 10 | Portugal | 0.0029 ha per person | 2024 | up 4,602.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Eswatini | 0.0029 ha per person | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Bahamas | 0.0028 ha per person | 2024 | up 106.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Angola | 0.0022 ha per person | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 14 | Madagascar | 0.002 ha per person | 2024 | up 55.7% | falling |
| 15 | Bhutan | 0.002 ha per person | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 0.0019 ha per person | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Nepal | 0.0013 ha per person | 2024 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 18 | South Africa | 0.0011 ha per person | 2024 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 0.001 ha per person | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 0.0009 ha per person | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 21 | North Macedonia | 0.0009 ha per person | 2024 | up 996.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Ukraine | 0.0008 ha per person | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Honduras | 0.0007 ha per person | 2024 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 0.0006 ha per person | 2024 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Guatemala | 0.0005 ha per person | 2024 | up 2,534.7% | volatile |
| 26 | South Sudan | 0.0005 ha per person | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 27 | Ecuador | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | up 590.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Guyana | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Malawi | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | down 77.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Serbia | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | up 11,267.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Argentina | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Cuba | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | up 1,442.1% | volatile |
| 35 | India | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Peru | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | up 71.7% | volatile |
| 37 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Georgia | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Romania | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 625.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Mongolia | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Montenegro | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 289.2% | volatile |
| 43 | New Zealand | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Brazil | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Philippines | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 319.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Botswana | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Austria | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Colombia | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Chad | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Greece | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Cameroon | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 54 | China | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 0 ha per person | 2023 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Croatia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Albania | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Belarus | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Sudan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Hungary | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Congo | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Japan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Tunisia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Uganda | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Spain | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Uruguay | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Pakistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 3,338.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Slovenia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Indonesia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Malaysia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Czechia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Italy | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Azerbaijan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Slovakia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 77 | El Salvador | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Burundi | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Guinea | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Switzerland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Kenya | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Algeria | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Morocco | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 84 | France | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Nigeria | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Afghanistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Armenia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Belgium | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Benin | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Comoros | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Cyprus | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Germany | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Djibouti | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Denmark | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Egypt | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Eritrea | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Estonia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Finland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Gabon | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Ghana | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Gibraltar | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Gambia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Haiti | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Isle of Man | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Ireland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Iraq | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Israel | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Jamaica | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Lebanon | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Liberia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Lesotho | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Lithuania | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Latvia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Mali | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Mauritania | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Mauritius | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Namibia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Niger | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Norway | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Panama | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Poland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Rwanda | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Senegal | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Somalia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Sweden | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Togo | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | British Virgin Islands | 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 0.0008 ha per person
How this figure is calculated
Other forest — 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.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other forest — 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
Other forest — 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.