What is annual number of fires in New Zealand?

Annual number of fires in New Zealand was 93 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest annual number of fires recorded in New Zealand?

The highest recorded value was 237 in 2013.

The lowest recorded value was 82 in 2024.

New Zealand ranks 87th out of 248 countries with data for 2026.

Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Name: Annual number of fires in New Zealand
Creator: Our World in Data
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New Zealand: Annual number of fires was 93 in 2026. ▼ Falling

Latest (2026)

Change on year

down 33.1%

World rank

87th

of 248 countries

All-time high

237

in 2013

All-time low

in 2024

Years of data

2012–2026

Source: Our World in Data.

The most recent figure for annual number of fires in New Zealand is 93, measured in 2026.

That represents a change of down 33.1% on the previous year and down 49.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual number of fires in New Zealand peaked at 237 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 82, in 2024.

That places New Zealand 87th out of 248 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2010s	204.5	144	237	8
2020s	131.43	82	177	7

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 66.23 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 66.23 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 32.24 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 3.98 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 12,188 (2050)

What is annual number of fires in New Zealand?: Annual number of fires in New Zealand was 93 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual number of fires recorded in New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 237 in 2013.
What is the lowest annual number of fires recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 82 in 2024.
How does New Zealand rank for annual number of fires?: New Zealand ranks 87th out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
Is annual number of fires rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is down 49.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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