Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Australia
Australia: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Australia is 0.0035 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.4% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.4862 ha per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Australia 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0785 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0775 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0767 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.076 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0752 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0744 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3084 ha per person | +314.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2775 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3269 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4862 ha per person | +48.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2766 ha per person | -43.1% |
| 2001 | 0.019 ha per person | -93.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0369 ha per person | +94.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0232 ha per person | -37.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0092 ha per person | -60.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 ha per person | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0191 ha per person | +165.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 ha per person | -69.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0174 ha per person | +220.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 ha per person | -75.4% |
| 2011 | 0.011 ha per person | +155.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0235 ha per person | +113.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0158 ha per person | -32.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0095 ha per person | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0183 ha per person | +93.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 ha per person | -54.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0078 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0106 ha per person | +35.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0442 ha per person | +318.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0152 ha per person | -65.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 ha per person | -72.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 ha per person | -44.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0156 ha per person | +571.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 ha per person | -77.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Australia 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 | +571.1% | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0156 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1857 ha per person | 0.0744 ha per person | 0.4862 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.042 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.2766 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0442 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0082 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0156 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Australia?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Australia was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4862 ha per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.