Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Philippines, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Philippines stood at 0 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.6% on the previous year and down 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.0002 hectares per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2025.
Philippines ranks 121st 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0001 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +49.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -34.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | -66.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +121.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -30.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +36.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -38.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +67.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -52.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +77.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +57.1% |
| 2025 | 0 hectares per person | -66.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 118 China 0.0001 hectares per person compare
- 119 United Kingdom 0 hectares per person compare
- 120 Moldova 0 hectares per person compare
- 122 East Timor 0 hectares per person compare
- 123 Hong Kong 0 hectares per person compare
- 124 Bangladesh 0 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Philippines
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 12.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 7.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 10.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 67.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.76 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Philippines?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Philippines was 0 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 hectares per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Philippines rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.