Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0047 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Bhutan stood at 0.0047 ha per person.
The figure is up 76.2% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.0101 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2020.
Bhutan ranks 65th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0045 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0044 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0048 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 ha per person | -39.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 ha per person | -23.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0034 ha per person | +55.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0053 ha per person | +53.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 ha per person | -48.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 ha per person | +91.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 ha per person | -49.1% |
| 2003 | 0.001 ha per person | -60.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.005 ha per person | +342.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0037 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 ha per person | +49.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0027 ha per person | -52.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per person | -74.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 ha per person | +1001.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0053 ha per person | -28.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0101 ha per person | +89.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 ha per person | -79.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0085 ha per person | +304.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 ha per person | -58.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 ha per person | +89.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 ha per person | -51.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 ha per person | +40.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 ha per person | -86.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 ha per person | +361.4% |
| 2022 | 0.002 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 ha per person | +31.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0047 ha per person | +76.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0047 ha per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0057 ha per person, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0047 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 17.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1001.5% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0075 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Bhutan?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Bhutan was 0.0047 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0101 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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
Savanna fires — 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.