Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Portugal
Portugal: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.2371 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 0.2371 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 73.5% on the previous year and down 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at 4.62 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0313 ha per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Portugal 64th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9404 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6925 ha per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1998 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +73.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9069 ha per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2000 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8503 ha per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9485 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 3.79 ha per square kilometre | +299.8% |
| 2004 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -72.4% |
| 2005 | 2.9 ha per square kilometre | +177.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5877 ha per square kilometre | -79.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1701 ha per square kilometre | -71.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | -81.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6949 ha per square kilometre | +2123.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | +86.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5421 ha per square kilometre | -58.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8454 ha per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 2013 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +69.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | -93.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3791 ha per square kilometre | +307.1% |
| 2016 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | +277.9% |
| 2017 | 4.62 ha per square kilometre | +222.7% |
| 2018 | 0.324 ha per square kilometre | -93.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2552 ha per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3547 ha per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1505 ha per square kilometre | -57.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8937 ha per square kilometre | +493.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2371 ha per square kilometre | -73.5% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.2371 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, 435.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +2123.6% | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | 0.6949 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9936 ha per square kilometre | 0.6925 ha per square kilometre | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | 0.0313 ha per square kilometre | 3.79 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 0.0931 ha per square kilometre | 4.62 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.409 ha per square kilometre | 0.1505 ha per square kilometre | 0.8937 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 61 Liberia 0.2647 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2459 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Mauritania 0.2451 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Costa Rica 0.232 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Iraq 0.2239 ha per square kilometre compare
- 67 Bahamas 0.2161 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Portugal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 93.31 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,543 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,218 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,325 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 154.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 950.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 585.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 364.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Portugal?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Portugal was 0.2371 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0313 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.