Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0752 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mongolia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.0752 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 86.4% on the previous year and down 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.7868 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0099 ha per person, in 2018.
Mongolia ranks 28th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4568 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4428 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4423 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4428 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4379 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4309 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3237 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 1997 | 0.649 ha per person | +100.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3682 ha per person | -43.3% |
| 1999 | 0.321 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4067 ha per person | +26.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1311 ha per person | -67.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4072 ha per person | +210.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7376 ha per person | +81.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5605 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4012 ha per person | -28.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4818 ha per person | +20.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6848 ha per person | +42.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3149 ha per person | -54.0% |
| 2009 | 0.163 ha per person | -48.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0941 ha per person | -42.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6467 ha per person | +587.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7868 ha per person | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3261 ha per person | -58.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4137 ha per person | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 0.621 ha per person | +50.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3627 ha per person | -41.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1615 ha per person | -55.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 ha per person | -93.9% |
| 2019 | 0.103 ha per person | +937.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0193 ha per person | -81.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0324 ha per person | +67.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1257 ha per person | +288.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5544 ha per person | +341.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0752 ha per person | -86.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.0752 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 ha per person, 58.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.0752 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 6294.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Mongolia 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 | +937.3% | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.103 ha per person |
| 2011 | +587.1% | 0.0941 ha per person | 0.6467 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4315 ha per person | 0.321 ha per person | 0.649 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4289 ha per person | 0.1311 ha per person | 0.7376 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3526 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.7868 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1614 ha per person | 0.0193 ha per person | 0.5544 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More climate change data for Mongolia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,940 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12,913 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 461.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 64.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2444 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mongolia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Mongolia was 0.0752 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7868 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0099 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Mongolia rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 28th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.