Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 96.1% on the previous year and down 98.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0034 ha per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 122nd 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0012 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0012 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0012 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 ha per person | -24.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | -55.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | -72.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 ha per person | +1942.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0022 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0032 ha per person | +47.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 ha per person | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 ha per person | -37.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 ha per person | +97.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | -71.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 ha per person | +65.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 ha per person | +71.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 ha per person | -71.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 ha per person | -36.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 ha per person | +81.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -84.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -79.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | +752.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per person | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | +40.7% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | -96.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 ha per person, 1% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0 ha per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 4% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1942.5% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person |
| 2021 | +752.5% | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 ha per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 122nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.