Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1068 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.1068 ha per square kilometre for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.8% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.1 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 78th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.311 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.311 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.311 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.311 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.311 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.311 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2391 ha per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1997 | 0.202 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2022 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2295 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.104 ha per square kilometre | -54.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | -71.8% |
| 2002 | 0.605 ha per square kilometre | +1963.9% |
| 2003 | 0.6872 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +48.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5529 ha per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5958 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.376 ha per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7468 ha per square kilometre | +98.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2137 ha per square kilometre | -71.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3552 ha per square kilometre | +66.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6149 ha per square kilometre | +73.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1735 ha per square kilometre | -71.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2069 ha per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1354 ha per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2487 ha per square kilometre | +83.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0383 ha per square kilometre | -84.6% |
| 2018 | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | -79.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | +761.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0764 ha per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1068 ha per square kilometre | +39.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.1068 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0549 ha per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.1068 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1963.9% | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | 0.605 ha per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +761.7% | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2739 ha per square kilometre | 0.202 ha per square kilometre | 0.311 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5816 ha per square kilometre | 0.0293 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0349 ha per square kilometre | 0.6149 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0632 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.1068 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.1068 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 78th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.