Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Iraq
Iraq: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.2239 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.2239 ha per square kilometre for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 102.8% on the previous year and up 214.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Iraq peaked at 2.12 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0287 ha per square kilometre, in 2006.
Iraq ranks 66th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2308 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2308 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2308 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2308 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2308 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2308 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1019 ha per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0906 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1867 ha per square kilometre | +106.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1386 ha per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | -46.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0762 ha per square kilometre | +62.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0432 ha per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 2004 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0522 ha per square kilometre | +62.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0287 ha per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1278 ha per square kilometre | +169.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0719 ha per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0868 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0676 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0711 ha per square kilometre | +94.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1381 ha per square kilometre | +94.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2717 ha per square kilometre | +96.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2602 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1104 ha per square kilometre | -57.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1722 ha per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 2019 | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | +1131.3% |
| 2020 | 0.938 ha per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1611 ha per square kilometre | -82.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1104 ha per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2239 ha per square kilometre | +102.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 0.2239 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0549 ha per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 0.2239 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0006 ha per square kilometre, 394.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1131.3% | 0.1722 ha per square kilometre | 2.12 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1903 ha per square kilometre | 0.0906 ha per square kilometre | 0.2308 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.06 ha per square kilometre | 0.0287 ha per square kilometre | 0.1278 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3336 ha per square kilometre | 0.0365 ha per square kilometre | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3584 ha per square kilometre | 0.1104 ha per square kilometre | 0.938 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 63 Mauritania 0.2451 ha per square kilometre compare
- 64 Portugal 0.2371 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Costa Rica 0.232 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Bahamas 0.2161 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 New Caledonia 0.1944 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 0.1865 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Iraq
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 672.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 10,634 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,750 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,884 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 245.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,565 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 16.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Iraq?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Iraq was 0.2239 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0287 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Iraq rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 66th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.