Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in India
India: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 hectares per person
Change on year
down 67.0%
World rank
95th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0 hectares per person
in 2012
All-time low
0 hectares per person
in 2008
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in India, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in India stood at 0 hectares per person.
That represents a change of down 67.0% on the previous year and down 73.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in India peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2008.
That places India 95th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | -71.0% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -72.7% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +215.0% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +133.9% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | -89.6% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | +663.9% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -42.8% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | +363.6% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -89.5% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +137.0% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | +167.6% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | -27.0% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -32.6% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | +68.2% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -49.5% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | +68.2% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | -44.1% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | +156.8% |
| 2025 | 0 hectares per person | -67.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +663.9% | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 92 Pakistan 0 hectares per person compare
- 93 France 0 hectares per person compare
- 94 United Kingdom 0 hectares per person compare
- 96 Bangladesh 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Afghanistan 0 hectares per person
- 97 Andorra 0 hectares per person
- 97 United Arab Emirates 0 hectares per person
- 97 Armenia 0 hectares per person
- 97 American Samoa 0 hectares per person
- 97 Antigua and Barbuda 0 hectares per person
- 97 Austria 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Azerbaijan 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Belgium 0 hectares per person
- 97 Benin 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Bahrain 0 hectares per person
- 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Bermuda 0 hectares per person
- 97 Barbados 0 hectares per person
- 97 Bhutan 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Switzerland 0 hectares per person
- 97 Comoros 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Cape Verde 0 hectares per person
- 97 Cayman Islands 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Cyprus 0 hectares per person
- 97 Czechia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Germany 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Djibouti 0 hectares per person
- 97 Dominica 0 hectares per person
- 97 Denmark 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Dominican Republic 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Egypt 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Eritrea 0 hectares per person
- 97 Estonia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Finland 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Fiji 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Faroe Islands 0 hectares per person
- 97 Micronesia (country) 0 hectares per person
- 97 Georgia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Gambia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Equatorial Guinea 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Grenada 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Greenland 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Guam 0 hectares per person
- 97 Hong Kong 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Croatia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Hungary 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Isle of Man 0 hectares per person
- 97 Iceland 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Israel 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Jamaica 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Jordan 0 hectares per person
- 97 Japan 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 hectares per person
- 97 Kuwait 0 hectares per person
- 97 Lebanon 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Libya 0 hectares per person
- 97 Saint Lucia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Liechtenstein 0 hectares per person
- 97 Sri Lanka 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Lesotho 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Lithuania 0 hectares per person
- 97 Luxembourg 0 hectares per person
- 97 Latvia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Macao 0 hectares per person
- 97 Morocco 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Moldova 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Malta 0 hectares per person
- 97 Mongolia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Northern Mariana Islands 0 hectares per person
- 97 Mauritania 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Mauritius 0 hectares per person
- 97 Namibia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 New Caledonia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Niger 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Netherlands 0 hectares per person
- 97 Norway 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Nepal 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Nauru 0 hectares per person
- 97 New Zealand 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Oman 0 hectares per person
- 97 Peru 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Palau 0 hectares per person
- 97 Puerto Rico 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Palestine 0 hectares per person
- 97 French Polynesia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Qatar 0 hectares per person
- 97 Saudi Arabia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Singapore 0 hectares per person
- 97 Solomon Islands 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 El Salvador 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 San Marino 0 hectares per person
- 97 Somalia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Serbia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Sao Tome and Principe 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Slovakia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Slovenia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Sweden 0 hectares per person
- 97 Seychelles 0 hectares per person
- 97 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares per person
- 97 Togo 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Tajikistan 0 hectares per person
- 97 Turkmenistan 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 East Timor 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Tonga 0 hectares per person
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Tunisia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Tuvalu 0 hectares per person
- 97 Uzbekistan 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares per person
- 97 United States Virgin Islands 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Vanuatu 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Samoa 0 hectares per person
- 97 Yemen 0 hectares per person
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in India?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in India was 0 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2008.
- How does India rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- India ranks 95th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.