Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita by country
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
144
Highest
0.1548 ha per person
Zambia
Lowest
0 ha per person
Vanuatu
Median
0.0001 ha per person
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
6,469
What the numbers show
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita is currently reported for 144 countries. The highest value is 0.1548 ha per person in Zambia; the lowest is 0 ha per person in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0001 ha per person, and the mean is 0.0054 ha per person.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 28,558.4%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 0.1548 ha per person | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Angola | 0.1319 ha per person | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Canada | 0.0539 ha per person | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Guyana | 0.0451 ha per person | 2024 | up 1,183.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Mozambique | 0.0428 ha per person | 2024 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Gabon | 0.0421 ha per person | 2024 | up 419.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Congo | 0.0401 ha per person | 2024 | up 192.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 0.0359 ha per person | 2023 | up 351.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Paraguay | 0.0315 ha per person | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Belize | 0.026 ha per person | 2024 | up 376.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Sierra Leone | 0.0244 ha per person | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Bahamas | 0.0172 ha per person | 2024 | up 240.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 0.0165 ha per person | 2024 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Suriname | 0.0106 ha per person | 2024 | up 28,558.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Honduras | 0.0095 ha per person | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Cambodia | 0.009 ha per person | 2024 | down 6.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Myanmar | 0.0075 ha per person | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 18 | Brazil | 0.0071 ha per person | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Portugal | 0.0064 ha per person | 2024 | up 2,776.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Liberia | 0.0053 ha per person | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Guatemala | 0.0051 ha per person | 2024 | up 182.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Madagascar | 0.0036 ha per person | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Australia | 0.0035 ha per person | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 0.0035 ha per person | 2024 | up 675.4% | falling |
| 25 | Eswatini | 0.0032 ha per person | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Nepal | 0.0027 ha per person | 2024 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Bhutan | 0.0027 ha per person | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 0.0024 ha per person | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 29 | Guinea | 0.0021 ha per person | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 0.0021 ha per person | 2024 | up 9,306.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Argentina | 0.002 ha per person | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 32 | Cuba | 0.0015 ha per person | 2024 | up 80.6% | falling |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 0.0014 ha per person | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 34 | New Caledonia | 0.0014 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Cameroon | 0.0013 ha per person | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 36 | South Africa | 0.0012 ha per person | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0012 ha per person | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0011 ha per person | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Malawi | 0.0011 ha per person | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Peru | 0.001 ha per person | 2024 | up 292.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Comoros | 0.0006 ha per person | 2024 | up 166.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Ecuador | 0.0006 ha per person | 2024 | up 320.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Serbia | 0.0006 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Chile | 0.0005 ha per person | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 45 | South Sudan | 0.0005 ha per person | 2024 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Ghana | 0.0005 ha per person | 2024 | up 303.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Colombia | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Panama | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Montenegro | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Albania | 0.0004 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Mongolia | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Ukraine | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | down 36.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | up 423.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Malaysia | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Bangladesh | 0.0003 ha per person | 2024 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | up 578.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Jamaica | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Uganda | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Georgia | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Philippines | 0.0002 ha per person | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 64 | Nigeria | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 336.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Indonesia | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Belarus | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 69 | India | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 70 | Romania | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 71 | New Zealand | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Spain | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Croatia | 0.0001 ha per person | 2024 | up 171.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Togo | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 1,055.4% | volatile |
| 75 | China | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 76 | El Salvador | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Italy | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 78 | France | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Hungary | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Algeria | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Tunisia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Pakistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | up 2,159.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Japan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Burundi | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Rwanda | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Morocco | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Kenya | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Armenia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Austria | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Belgium | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Benin | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Botswana | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Switzerland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Cyprus | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Czechia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Germany | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Denmark | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Egypt | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Eritrea | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Estonia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Finland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Fiji | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Gibraltar | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Gambia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Grenada | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Haiti | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Isle of Man | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Ireland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Iraq | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Israel | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Lebanon | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Libya | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Lesotho | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Lithuania | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Latvia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Mali | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Mauritania | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Mauritius | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Namibia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Niger | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Norway | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Poland | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Senegal | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Solomon Islands | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Somalia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Slovakia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Slovenia | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Sweden | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Chad | 0 ha per person | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Uruguay | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Vanuatu | 0 ha per person | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 0.0035 ha per person
How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.