Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Australia
Australia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0.0005 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Australia, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Australia stood at 0.0005 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0013 hectares per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 hectares per person, in 2010.
That places Australia 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0013 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0008 hectares per person | -40.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 hectares per person | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 hectares per person | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -45.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.001 hectares per person | +186.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 hectares per person | -70.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 hectares per person | +88.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 hectares per person | +50.7% |
| 2014 | 0.001 hectares per person | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 hectares per person | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -49.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 hectares per person | +28.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 hectares per person | +53.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 hectares per person | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -50.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 hectares per person | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 hectares per person | +55.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 hectares per person | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 hectares per person | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0008 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0013 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0009 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 6 British Virgin Islands 0.0011 hectares per person compare
- 7 Belize 0.0006 hectares per person compare
- 8 Paraguay 0.0006 hectares per person compare
- 10 Brunei 0.0005 hectares per person compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0004 hectares per person compare
- 12 Bolivia 0.0003 hectares per person compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Australia?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Australia was 0.0005 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 hectares per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 hectares per person in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned 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.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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.