Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ukraine
Ukraine: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0047 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ukraine, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ukraine stood at 0.0047 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 90.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ukraine peaked at 0.0048 hectares per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 hectares per person, in 2013.
Ukraine ranks 62nd 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0011 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -68.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 hectares per person | +54.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 hectares per person | +237.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 hectares per person | -15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 hectares per person | +129.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 hectares per person | -46.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 hectares per person | -31.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -36.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 hectares per person | +46.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -78.1% |
| 2014 | 0.003 hectares per person | +1099.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0025 hectares per person | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -66.9% |
| 2017 | 0.002 hectares per person | +141.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 hectares per person | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 hectares per person | +70.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -87.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 hectares per person | +504.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0048 hectares per person | +159.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0047 hectares per person | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ukraine 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 | +1099.7% | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.003 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0015 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0034 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.003 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0048 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 59 Guinea-Bissau 0.0055 hectares per person compare
- 60 Kenya 0.0048 hectares per person compare
- 61 Cyprus 0.0047 hectares per person compare
- 63 United States 0.0033 hectares per person compare
- 64 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0032 hectares per person compare
- 65 Malawi 0.0031 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Ukraine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ukraine?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Ukraine was 0.0047 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 hectares per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 hectares per person in 2013.
- How does Ukraine rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Ukraine ranks 62nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.