Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China
China: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0106 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in China stood at 0.0106 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 112.9% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in China peaked at 0.0754 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 ha per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places China 57th out of 187 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0129 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre | +515.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | -55.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0183 ha per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | +83.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0754 ha per square kilometre | +221.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0265 ha per square kilometre | -64.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0127 ha per square kilometre | -61.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | +41.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -68.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +259.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | -54.9% |
| 2022 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | +112.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0106 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 ha per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +515.7% | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | 0.0733 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 0.0754 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in China?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in China was 0.0106 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0754 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does China rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 57th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.