Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0052 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Iraq is 0.0052 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 140.4% on the previous year and up 216.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Iraq peaked at 0.0224 ha per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 2006.
That places Iraq 63rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0057 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0057 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.005 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0048 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 ha per person | -57.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0018 ha per person | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 ha per person | +99.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 ha per person | -28.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 ha per person | -48.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 ha per person | -38.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 ha per person | +57.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 ha per person | -44.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per person | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 ha per person | +58.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 ha per person | -45.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 ha per person | +66.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 ha per person | +164.0% |
| 2009 | 0.001 ha per person | -46.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 ha per person | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 ha per person | -48.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 ha per person | +85.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 ha per person | +87.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 ha per person | +91.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 ha per person | -58.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 ha per person | +52.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0224 ha per person | +1103.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0097 ha per person | -56.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 ha per person | -83.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 ha per person | -33.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 ha per person | +98.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0052 ha per person | +140.4% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.0052 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 ha per person, 4.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.0052 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 ha per person, 766.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1103.6% | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0224 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0224 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0097 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More climate change data for Iraq
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 672.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 10,634 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,750 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,884 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 245.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,565 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 16.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Iraq?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Iraq was 0.0052 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0224 ha per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2006.
- How does Iraq rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 63rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.