Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0668 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Kazakhstan, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 0.0668 hectares per person for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 175.0% on the previous year and down 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.44 hectares per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0243 hectares per person, in 2024.
Kazakhstan ranks 16th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.44 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.591 hectares per person | -59.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7913 hectares per person | +33.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7761 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8649 hectares per person | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4631 hectares per person | -46.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5508 hectares per person | +18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2755 hectares per person | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6847 hectares per person | +148.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1547 hectares per person | -77.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2853 hectares per person | +84.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0669 hectares per person | -76.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3306 hectares per person | +393.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3911 hectares per person | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1196 hectares per person | -69.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7367 hectares per person | +516.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1738 hectares per person | -76.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4057 hectares per person | +133.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1997 hectares per person | -50.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2519 hectares per person | +26.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0827 hectares per person | -67.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0469 hectares per person | -43.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0243 hectares per person | -48.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0668 hectares per person | +175.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Kazakhstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +516.1% | 0.1196 hectares per person | 0.7367 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7195 hectares per person | 0.2755 hectares per person | 1.44 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3349 hectares per person | 0.0669 hectares per person | 0.7367 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.112 hectares per person | 0.0243 hectares per person | 0.2519 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.1434 hectares per person compare
- 14 Gabon 0.1363 hectares per person compare
- 15 Madagascar 0.0904 hectares per person compare
- 17 Venezuela 0.0591 hectares per person compare
- 18 Guyana 0.0591 hectares per person compare
- 19 Mozambique 0.0573 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Kazakhstan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8607 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Kazakhstan?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Kazakhstan was 0.0668 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 hectares per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0243 hectares per person in 2024.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Kazakhstan ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.