Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Russia
Russia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0081 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Russia, 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 Russia is 0.0081 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 41.5% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Russia peaked at 0.0418 hectares per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 hectares per person, in 2013.
That places Russia 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Russia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0211 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0418 hectares per person | +98.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 hectares per person | -73.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0209 hectares per person | +88.2% |
| 2006 | 0.024 hectares per person | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0215 hectares per person | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0233 hectares per person | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0154 hectares per person | -34.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0236 hectares per person | +53.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0194 hectares per person | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0178 hectares per person | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 hectares per person | -63.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0257 hectares per person | +290.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0182 hectares per person | -28.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0127 hectares per person | -30.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 hectares per person | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0101 hectares per person | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0213 hectares per person | +111.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0197 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0138 hectares per person | -29.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 hectares per person | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0119 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0138 hectares per person | +15.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0081 hectares per person | -41.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Russia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +290.3% | 0.0066 hectares per person | 0.0257 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0224 hectares per person | 0.0111 hectares per person | 0.0418 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0167 hectares per person | 0.0066 hectares per person | 0.0257 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0133 hectares per person | 0.0081 hectares per person | 0.0197 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More reference data data for Russia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 31.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 129.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 26.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Russia?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Russia was 0.0081 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0418 hectares per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 hectares per person in 2013.
- How does Russia rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Russia ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russia 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.