Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China
China: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0119 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0119 ha per square kilometre for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 144.9% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0311 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
China ranks 32nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0116 ha per square kilometre | -38.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre | +230.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | -40.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 ha per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | +174.2% |
| 2009 | 0.014 ha per square kilometre | -54.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0147 ha per square kilometre | +93.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | +105.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | +144.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0119 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, 44.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +230.1% | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0211 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0136 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0158 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 29 Philippines 0.0184 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Paraguay 0.0142 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 South Africa 0.0132 ha per square kilometre compare
- 33 Papua New Guinea 0.0115 ha per square kilometre compare
- 34 Guatemala 0.0096 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Italy 0.0091 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in China?
- Other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in China was 0.0119 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0311 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does China rank for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 32nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other forest — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other forest — 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.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other forest — 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
Other forest — 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.