Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Georgia
Georgia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0059 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Georgia, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Georgia is 0.0059 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 530.5% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Georgia peaked at 0.0063 hectares per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2009.
Georgia ranks 56th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Georgia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0002 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +118.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 hectares per person | +649.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0045 hectares per person | +75.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0059 hectares per person | +31.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 hectares per person | -70.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 hectares per person | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0063 hectares per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.0017 hectares per person | -72.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -73.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 hectares per person | +2201.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 hectares per person | -55.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 hectares per person | -40.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 hectares per person | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 hectares per person | +178.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 hectares per person | -80.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 hectares per person | +50.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -93.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0009 hectares per person | +1151.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0059 hectares per person | +530.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +2201.8% | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0049 hectares per person |
| 2024 | +1151.9% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person |
| 2004 | +649.1% | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0026 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0021 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0059 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0063 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0059 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 53 Turkmenistan 0.0064 hectares per person compare
- 54 North Macedonia 0.0062 hectares per person compare
- 55 Azerbaijan 0.006 hectares per person compare
- 57 Portugal 0.0056 hectares per person compare
- 58 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0056 hectares per person compare
- 59 Guinea-Bissau 0.0055 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Georgia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.097 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.684 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3252 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1515 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Georgia?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Georgia was 0.0059 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0063 hectares per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2009.
- How does Georgia rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Georgia ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Georgia 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.