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Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Ireland

Ireland: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 hectares per square kilometre
World rank
146th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0093 hectares per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0 hectares per square kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Ireland, 2002–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0080.012002201220232002: 0 hectares per square kilometre2003: 0 hectares per square kilometre2004: 0 hectares per square kilometre2005: 0 hectares per square kilometre2006: 0 hectares per square kilometre2007: 0.001 hectares per square kilometre2008: 0 hectares per square kilometre2009: 0 hectares per square kilometre2010: 0.009 hectares per square kilometre2011: 0.004 hectares per square kilometre2012: 0 hectares per square kilometre2013: 0 hectares per square kilometre2014: 0 hectares per square kilometre2015: 0 hectares per square kilometre2016: 0 hectares per square kilometre2017: 0.003 hectares per square kilometre2018: 0.001 hectares per square kilometre2019: 0 hectares per square kilometre2020: 0 hectares per square kilometre2021: 0 hectares per square kilometre2022: 0 hectares per square kilometre2023: 0 hectares per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0 hectares per square kilometre for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Ireland peaked at 0.0093 hectares per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per square kilometre, in 2002.

That places Ireland 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in Ireland, year by year

Year hectares per square kilometre Change
2002 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2003 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre —
2004 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2005 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre —
2006 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2007 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre —
2008 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2009 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2010 0.0093 hectares per square kilometre —
2011 0.0037 hectares per square kilometre -60.0%
2012 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2013 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2014 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2015 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2016 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre —
2017 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre +1000.0%
2018 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre -63.6%
2019 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2020 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre —
2021 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2022 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2023 0 hectares per square kilometre —

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0006 hectares per square kilometre 8
2010s 0.0018 hectares per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0093 hectares per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 143 New Zealand 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre compare
  2. 144 Kyrgyzstan 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre compare
  3. 145 Poland 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre compare
  4. 146 Andorra 0 hectares per square kilometre
  5. 146 United Arab Emirates 0 hectares per square kilometre
  6. 146 American Samoa 0 hectares per square kilometre
  7. 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0 hectares per square kilometre
  8. 146 Belgium 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  9. 146 Bahrain 0 hectares per square kilometre
  10. 146 Bermuda 0 hectares per square kilometre
  11. 146 Brunei 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  12. 146 Comoros 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  13. 146 Cayman Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  14. 146 Czechia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  15. 146 Djibouti 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  16. 146 Dominica 0 hectares per square kilometre
  17. 146 Denmark 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  18. 146 Finland 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  19. 146 Faroe Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  20. 146 Micronesia (country) 0 hectares per square kilometre
  21. 146 Equatorial Guinea 0 hectares per square kilometre
  22. 146 Grenada 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  23. 146 Greenland 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  24. 146 Guam 0 hectares per square kilometre
  25. 146 Isle of Man 0 hectares per square kilometre
  26. 146 Jordan 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  27. 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  28. 146 Libya 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  29. 146 Saint Lucia 0 hectares per square kilometre
  30. 146 Liechtenstein 0 hectares per square kilometre
  31. 146 Luxembourg 0 hectares per square kilometre
  32. 146 Latvia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  33. 146 Macao 0 hectares per square kilometre
  34. 146 Malta 0 hectares per square kilometre
  35. 146 Montenegro 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  36. 146 Northern Mariana Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  37. 146 Mauritius 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  38. 146 Netherlands 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  39. 146 Norway 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  40. 146 Nauru 0 hectares per square kilometre
  41. 146 Oman 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  42. 146 Palau 0 hectares per square kilometre
  43. 146 Puerto Rico 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  44. 146 Palestine 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  45. 146 French Polynesia 0 hectares per square kilometre
  46. 146 Qatar 0 hectares per square kilometre
  47. 146 Singapore 0 hectares per square kilometre
  48. 146 Solomon Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  49. 146 San Marino 0 hectares per square kilometre
  50. 146 Serbia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  51. 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0 hectares per square kilometre
  52. 146 Slovakia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  53. 146 Slovenia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  54. 146 Sweden 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  55. 146 Seychelles 0 hectares per square kilometre
  56. 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  57. 146 Tonga 0 hectares per square kilometre
  58. 146 Tuvalu 0 hectares per square kilometre
  59. 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares per square kilometre
  60. 146 British Virgin Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  61. 146 United States Virgin Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  62. 146 Vanuatu 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  63. 146 Samoa 0 hectares per square kilometre

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Frequently asked questions

What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Ireland?
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in Ireland was 0 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0093 hectares per square kilometre in 2010.
What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per square kilometre in 2002.
How does Ireland rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
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Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.