Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in World
World: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in World, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0035 ha per person for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in World peaked at 0.0203 ha per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 ha per person, in 2018.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0075 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0074 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0071 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.007 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0203 ha per person | +191.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0188 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0203 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0189 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.018 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 ha per person | -82.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 ha per person | +43.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0032 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 ha per person | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0034 ha per person | +29.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0035 ha per person | +2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +191.4% | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0203 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0122 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0203 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.018 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area, per capita in World?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in World was 0.0035 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0203 ha per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 ha per person in 2018.
- How does World rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.