Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Greece
Greece: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0033 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Greece is 0.0033 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 74.1% on the previous year and up 337.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.0212 ha per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2003.
Greece ranks 73rd 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0032 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0031 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0031 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0031 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0026 ha per person | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0061 ha per person | +180.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 ha per person | -64.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 ha per person | +50.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 ha per person | -76.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | -64.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | -44.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | +78.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 ha per person | +396.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0212 ha per person | +1515.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 ha per person | -90.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 ha per person | +64.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | -80.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 ha per person | +276.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 ha per person | +80.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 ha per person | -73.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 ha per person | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0019 ha per person | +127.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 ha per person | -48.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 ha per person | -28.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 ha per person | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 ha per person | +941.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 ha per person | -85.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0128 ha per person | +928.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0033 ha per person | -74.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0033 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 ha per person, 131.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1515.4% | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0212 ha per person |
| 2021 | +941.5% | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0084 ha per person |
| 2023 | +928.2% | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0128 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0212 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0128 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More climate change data for Greece
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 219.81 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,235 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,415 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 157.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,914 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,538 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 375.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Greece?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Greece was 0.0033 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0212 ha per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Greece ranks 73rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 337.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.