Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Thailand
Thailand: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.412 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Thailand, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 0.412 ha per square kilometre for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 847.6% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Thailand peaked at 0.752 ha per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0435 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Thailand ranks 12th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Thailand, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4058 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.4058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4058 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.752 ha per square kilometre | +85.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4376 ha per square kilometre | -41.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4652 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5089 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4007 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1944 ha per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2484 ha per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3125 ha per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7209 ha per square kilometre | +130.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4279 ha per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2663 ha per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7435 ha per square kilometre | +179.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3574 ha per square kilometre | -51.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4193 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 0.502 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | -75.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6097 ha per square kilometre | +391.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3106 ha per square kilometre | -49.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5512 ha per square kilometre | +77.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4893 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6267 ha per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2715 ha per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1505 ha per square kilometre | -44.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4293 ha per square kilometre | +185.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4632 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1928 ha per square kilometre | -58.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | -77.5% |
| 2023 | 0.412 ha per square kilometre | +847.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.412 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 ha per square kilometre, 180.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Thailand 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 | +847.6% | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | 0.412 ha per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +391.3% | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | 0.6097 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4598 ha per square kilometre | 0.4058 ha per square kilometre | 0.752 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4091 ha per square kilometre | 0.1944 ha per square kilometre | 0.7435 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4065 ha per square kilometre | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | 0.6267 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2779 ha per square kilometre | 0.0435 ha per square kilometre | 0.4632 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 9 Canada 0.6056 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Belize 0.4737 ha per square kilometre compare
- 11 Guatemala 0.4234 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Malawi 0.3069 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Cuba 0.3067 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Papua New Guinea 0.3006 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Thailand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.58 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,242 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 567.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 38,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Thailand?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Thailand was 0.412 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.752 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0435 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Thailand ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.