Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China
China: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0511 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0.0511 ha per square kilometre for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 125.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.1868 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0186 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places China 90th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0295 ha per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0352 ha per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0341 ha per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0402 ha per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1868 ha per square kilometre | +312.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0822 ha per square kilometre | -56.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0643 ha per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0479 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1708 ha per square kilometre | +150.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0844 ha per square kilometre | -50.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0964 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0507 ha per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0426 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0494 ha per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0427 ha per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2020 | 0.036 ha per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | -48.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0227 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0511 ha per square kilometre | +125.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0511 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0549 ha per square kilometre, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0511 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, 156.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +312.7% | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | 0.1868 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0457 ha per square kilometre | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0824 ha per square kilometre | 0.0341 ha per square kilometre | 0.1868 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0529 ha per square kilometre | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | 0.0964 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | 0.0511 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in China?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in China was 0.0511 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1868 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0186 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does China rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 90th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.