Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in United States
United States: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in United States, 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 States is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 37.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in United States peaked at 0.0001 hectares per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2013.
That places United States 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 States, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +30.1% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +78.9% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | -27.1% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -37.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +482.8% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -76.2% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -40.1% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +111.5% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | -31.4% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | +109.5% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -46.4% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | +94.4% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -22.0% |
| 2025 | 0 hectares per person | +37.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +482.8% | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in United States?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in United States 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2013.
- How does United States rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- United States ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.