Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Iceland
Iceland: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0039 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Iceland, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Iceland is 0.0039 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2,195.0% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Iceland peaked at 0.0058 ha per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2001.
Iceland ranks 66th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -71.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0058 ha per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per person | +48.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 ha per person | +2195.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.0039 ha per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 ha per person, 153.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +2195.0% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person |
| 2001 | -100.0% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 2007 | -100.0% | 0.0058 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 1996 | -71.0% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 2023 | +48.6% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More climate change data for Iceland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 16.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 462.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 352.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3504 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Iceland?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Iceland was 0.0039 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 ha per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Iceland ranks 66th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Iceland 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.