Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in China
China: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in China, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in China stood at 0.0002 ha per person.
The figure is down 46.3% on the previous year and down 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in China peaked at 0.0014 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2021.
China ranks 103rd 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 China, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | -48.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | +32.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 ha per person | +310.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 ha per person | -56.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 ha per person | +41.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 ha per person | +149.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 ha per person | -50.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 ha per person | -47.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | +46.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | -29.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 ha per person | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 ha per person | -33.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | -48.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per person | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | +125.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 ha per person | -46.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0002 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 ha per person, 14% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0002 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 15.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +310.1% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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 savanna fires — burned area, per capita in China?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in China was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2021.
- How does China rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- China ranks 103rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.