Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Greece
Greece: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.2671 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Greece, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Greece is 0.2671 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,568.9% on the previous year and up 3,170.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Greece peaked at 0.3035 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, in 2002.
Greece ranks 18th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Greece, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1543 ha per square kilometre | +151.3% |
| 1997 | 0.13 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3035 ha per square kilometre | +133.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1405 ha per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1957 ha per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -96.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -97.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +1099.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | +2458.2% |
| 2007 | 0.17 ha per square kilometre | +469.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | -96.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -78.9% |
| 2010 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | +1667.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0248 ha per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | -67.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +294.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +39.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2113 ha per square kilometre | +2205.7% |
| 2022 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | -92.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2671 ha per square kilometre | +1568.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +2458.2% | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +2205.7% | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | 0.2113 ha per square kilometre |
| 2011 | +1667.4% | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +1568.9% | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | 0.2671 ha per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +1099.8% | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +469.6% | 0.0298 ha per square kilometre | 0.17 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1097 ha per square kilometre | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | 0.3035 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0415 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.1957 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0353 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1259 ha per square kilometre | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | 0.2671 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 15 Papua New Guinea 0.3006 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Paraguay 0.2873 ha per square kilometre compare
- 17 Congo 0.2823 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Liberia 0.2448 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Indonesia 0.2187 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Nepal 0.1776 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Greece
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 219.81 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,235 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,415 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 157.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,914 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,538 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 375.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Greece?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Greece was 0.2671 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3035 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Greece ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,170.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.