Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0471 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Spain, 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 Spain is 0.0471 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.9% on the previous year and up 177.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 0.1475 ha per square kilometre in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 ha per square kilometre, in 2018.
Spain ranks 42nd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0758 ha per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0825 ha per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0688 ha per square kilometre | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1474 ha per square kilometre | +114.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0432 ha per square kilometre | -70.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0404 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0561 ha per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1284 ha per square kilometre | +132.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1475 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | -92.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0394 ha per square kilometre | +448.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | +198.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.017 ha per square kilometre | -73.5% |
| 2014 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | +382.8% |
| 2016 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1179 ha per square kilometre | +237.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -97.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre | +433.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0234 ha per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1236 ha per square kilometre | +839.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | -61.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +839.3% | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 0.1236 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +448.0% | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | 0.0394 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +433.0% | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +382.8% | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0675 ha per square kilometre | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | 0.1475 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.1179 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0518 ha per square kilometre | 0.0132 ha per square kilometre | 0.1236 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 39 Panama 0.0527 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Costa Rica 0.0523 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Guinea 0.0494 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 Bhutan 0.0433 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 New Caledonia 0.0363 ha per square kilometre compare
- 45 Nigeria 0.0328 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Spain
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 944.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,851 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,475 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 870.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,160 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,530 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,630 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Spain was 0.0471 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1475 ha per square kilometre in 2006.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Spain rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.