Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in China
China: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in China, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in China stood at 0.0001 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 46.6% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in China peaked at 0.0003 hectares per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2021.
China ranks 118th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0001 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +99.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -77.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +103.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -31.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +175.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -37.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +82.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -20.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +56.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -22.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -45.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +32.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +127.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -45.4% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -59.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +47.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +119.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -35.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -46.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in China?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in China was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 hectares per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does China rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- China ranks 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.