Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0037 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Thailand stood at 0.0037 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 30.9% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.0119 ha per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Thailand 68th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0073 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0072 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0071 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.007 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0068 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0044 ha per person | -39.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 ha per person | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 ha per person | -25.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0054 ha per person | +24.5% |
| 2002 | 0.006 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 ha per person | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0117 ha per person | +66.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0097 ha per person | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 ha per person | -42.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0119 ha per person | +116.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 ha per person | -48.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 ha per person | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0082 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 ha per person | -65.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 ha per person | +186.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 ha per person | -33.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 ha per person | +28.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0058 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 ha per person | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 ha per person | -43.7% |
| 2019 | 0.006 ha per person | +140.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0055 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 ha per person | -47.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per person | -67.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 ha per person | +465.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 ha per person | -30.9% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0037 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.0037 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 309.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +465.5% | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0073 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0075 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0119 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More climate change data for Thailand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.58 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,242 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 567.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 38,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Thailand?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Thailand was 0.0037 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0119 ha per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 68th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.