Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in World
World: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.036 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in World, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in World stood at 0.036 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in World peaked at 0.061 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0339 ha per person, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.061 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.06 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.059 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0581 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0572 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0564 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0503 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0477 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0546 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0526 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0533 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0545 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0607 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0548 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0571 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0549 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0527 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0555 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0494 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0441 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0476 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0536 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0527 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0397 ha per person | -24.7% |
| 2014 | 0.042 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0413 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0383 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0414 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0377 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0354 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0351 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.036 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0339 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.04 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 2024 | 0.036 ha per person | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0557 ha per person | 0.0477 ha per person | 0.061 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0537 ha per person | 0.0441 ha per person | 0.0607 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.043 ha per person | 0.0354 ha per person | 0.0536 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0362 ha per person | 0.0339 ha per person | 0.04 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Central African Republic 2.08 ha per person compare
- 2 South Sudan 2.05 ha per person compare
- 3 Australia 1.26 ha per person compare
- 4 Angola 0.9322 ha per person compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in World?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in World was 0.036 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.061 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0339 ha per person in 2022.
- How does World rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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)
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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.