Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 hectares per person
World rank
94th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0 hectares per person
in 2018
All-time low
0 hectares per person
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in United Kingdom, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in United Kingdom is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2002.
United Kingdom ranks 94th 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.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -75.2% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | +197.7% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -66.9% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -50.3% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2025 | 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 United Kingdom
- 91 Poland 0 hectares per person compare
- 92 Pakistan 0 hectares per person compare
- 93 France 0 hectares per person compare
- 95 India 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 United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2002.
- How does United Kingdom rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.