Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in India
India: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1188 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in India, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1188 ha per square kilometre for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 38.8% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.3163 ha per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0621 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
India ranks 76th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0919 ha per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0984 ha per square kilometre | +58.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1104 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0827 ha per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0956 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1369 ha per square kilometre | +100.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2396 ha per square kilometre | +75.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1118 ha per square kilometre | -53.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1645 ha per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1685 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3163 ha per square kilometre | +87.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1954 ha per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1683 ha per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2933 ha per square kilometre | +74.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1151 ha per square kilometre | -60.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1453 ha per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1 ha per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1684 ha per square kilometre | +68.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1821 ha per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2114 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1336 ha per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0829 ha per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2809 ha per square kilometre | +239.0% |
| 2022 | 0.194 ha per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1188 ha per square kilometre | -38.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1188 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2451 ha per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.1188 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.127 ha per square kilometre | 0.0621 ha per square kilometre | 0.1512 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1508 ha per square kilometre | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | 0.3163 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1713 ha per square kilometre | 0.1 ha per square kilometre | 0.2933 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1691 ha per square kilometre | 0.0829 ha per square kilometre | 0.2809 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in India?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in India was 0.1188 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3163 ha per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0621 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does India rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 76th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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)
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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.