Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.0002 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 228.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0029 ha per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 105th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0009 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0009 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -91.6% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per person | -44.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | +236.4% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per person | -58.3% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | -56.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 ha per person | +7216.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 ha per person | +87.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 ha per person | -57.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0013 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 ha per person | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 0.001 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | -74.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 ha per person | +78.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | -81.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | +81.3% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | -63.8% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 ha per person | +220.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | -59.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | +107.4% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | -78.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | +195.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | +75.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | +73.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -46.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 ha per person | +16.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0002 ha per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0 ha per person, 23.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +7216.5% | 0 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 ha per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 105th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 228.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.