Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan
Bhutan: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0545 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Bhutan is 0.0545 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 32.9% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Bhutan peaked at 0.19 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
Bhutan ranks 88th 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 square kilometre in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0564 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0662 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 ha per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0493 ha per square kilometre | +58.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0776 ha per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0797 ha per square kilometre | +95.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0415 ha per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | -59.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.086 ha per square kilometre | +350.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0658 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0484 ha per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -74.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1377 ha per square kilometre | +1013.7% |
| 2011 | 0.099 ha per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2012 | 0.19 ha per square kilometre | +92.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | -79.0% |
| 2014 | 0.163 ha per square kilometre | +308.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1265 ha per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0534 ha per square kilometre | -57.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1023 ha per square kilometre | +91.6% |
| 2018 | 0.05 ha per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0708 ha per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | -86.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0444 ha per square kilometre | +364.7% |
| 2022 | 0.041 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | +32.9% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.0545 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2451 ha per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.0545 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1 ha per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +1013.7% | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | 0.1377 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | 0.0776 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | 0.0995 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0399 ha per square kilometre | 0.19 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0374 ha per square kilometre | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | 0.0545 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Bhutan?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Bhutan was 0.0545 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Bhutan ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.