Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Thailand
Thailand: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.7513 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Thailand, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Thailand stood at 0.7513 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 465.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Thailand peaked at 1.57 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1329 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Thailand 49th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.786 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.786 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.786 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.786 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.786 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.786 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8552 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5261 ha per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6518 ha per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7132 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5382 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6768 ha per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7496 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8968 ha per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +67.7% |
| 2005 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7187 ha per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2007 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +118.2% |
| 2008 | 0.808 ha per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9402 ha per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3825 ha per square kilometre | -65.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +187.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7322 ha per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9455 ha per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8009 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9342 ha per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6201 ha per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2018 | 0.35 ha per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8422 ha per square kilometre | +140.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7769 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4111 ha per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1329 ha per square kilometre | -67.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7513 ha per square kilometre | +465.2% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.7513 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0549 ha per square kilometre, 13.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.7513 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, 2301.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +465.2% | 0.1329 ha per square kilometre | 0.7513 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7462 ha per square kilometre | 0.5261 ha per square kilometre | 0.8552 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.965 ha per square kilometre | 0.5382 ha per square kilometre | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7806 ha per square kilometre | 0.35 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5181 ha per square kilometre | 0.1329 ha per square kilometre | 0.7769 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 46 Greece 1.03 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Guatemala 0.9881 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Burundi 0.9395 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Argentina 0.6445 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Papua New Guinea 0.5965 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Guyana 0.5949 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Thailand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.58 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,242 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 567.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 38,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Thailand?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Thailand was 0.7513 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1329 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Thailand ranks 49th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.