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Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Wildfire area burned 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
97th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0007 hectares per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0 hectares per square kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 2002–2023

0000.0010.0012002201220232002: 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 hectares per square kilometre2008: 0 hectares per square kilometre2009: 0 hectares per square kilometre2010: 0 hectares per square kilometre2011: 0 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 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

In 2023, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in United Kingdom stood at 0 hectares per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per square kilometre, in 2002.

That places United Kingdom 97th 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.

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, year by year

Year hectares per square kilometre Change
2002 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2003 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre —
2004 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2005 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2006 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2007 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2008 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2009 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre —
2010 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre -75.0%
2011 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre +200.0%
2012 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre -66.7%
2013 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2014 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2015 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2016 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre —
2017 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2018 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre —
2019 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre -50.0%
2020 0 hectares per square kilometre -100.0%
2021 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2022 0 hectares per square kilometre —
2023 0 hectares per square kilometre —

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre 8
2010s 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre 10
2020s 0 hectares per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre 0 hectares per square kilometre 4

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  5. 97 Andorra 0 hectares per square kilometre
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  7. 97 Armenia 0 hectares per square kilometre
  8. 97 American Samoa 0 hectares per square kilometre
  9. 97 Antigua and Barbuda 0 hectares per square kilometre
  10. 97 Austria 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  11. 97 Azerbaijan 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  12. 97 Belgium 0 hectares per square kilometre
  13. 97 Bulgaria 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  14. 97 Bahrain 0 hectares per square kilometre
  15. 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  16. 97 Belarus 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  17. 97 Bermuda 0 hectares per square kilometre
  18. 97 Barbados 0 hectares per square kilometre
  19. 97 Brunei 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  20. 97 Bhutan 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  21. 97 Switzerland 0 hectares per square kilometre
  22. 97 Cote d'Ivoire 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  23. 97 Comoros 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  24. 97 Cape Verde 0 hectares per square kilometre
  25. 97 Cayman Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  26. 97 Cyprus 0 hectares per square kilometre
  27. 97 Czechia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  28. 97 Germany 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  29. 97 Djibouti 0 hectares per square kilometre
  30. 97 Dominica 0 hectares per square kilometre
  31. 97 Denmark 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  32. 97 Dominican Republic 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  33. 97 Egypt 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  34. 97 Eritrea 0 hectares per square kilometre
  35. 97 Estonia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  36. 97 Finland 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  37. 97 France 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  38. 97 Faroe Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  39. 97 Micronesia (country) 0 hectares per square kilometre
  40. 97 Gabon 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  41. 97 Georgia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  42. 97 Greenland 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  43. 97 Guam 0 hectares per square kilometre
  44. 97 Hong Kong 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  45. 97 Haiti 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  46. 97 Hungary 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  47. 97 Isle of Man 0 hectares per square kilometre
  48. 97 Ireland 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  49. 97 Iceland 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  50. 97 Israel 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  51. 97 Jamaica 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  52. 97 Jordan 0 hectares per square kilometre
  53. 97 Japan 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  54. 97 Kyrgyzstan 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  55. 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 hectares per square kilometre
  56. 97 Kuwait 0 hectares per square kilometre
  57. 97 Libya 0 hectares per square kilometre
  58. 97 Saint Lucia 0 hectares per square kilometre
  59. 97 Liechtenstein 0 hectares per square kilometre
  60. 97 Sri Lanka 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  61. 97 Lesotho 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  62. 97 Lithuania 0 hectares per square kilometre
  63. 97 Luxembourg 0 hectares per square kilometre
  64. 97 Latvia 0 hectares per square kilometre
  65. 97 Macao 0 hectares per square kilometre
  66. 97 Morocco 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  67. 97 North Macedonia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  68. 97 Malta 0 hectares per square kilometre
  69. 97 Montenegro 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  70. 97 Mongolia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  71. 97 Northern Mariana Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  72. 97 Mauritania 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  73. 97 Mauritius 0 hectares per square kilometre
  74. 97 Niger 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  75. 97 Netherlands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  76. 97 Norway 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  77. 97 Nauru 0 hectares per square kilometre
  78. 97 New Zealand 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  79. 97 Oman 0 hectares per square kilometre
  80. 97 Pakistan 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  81. 97 Palau 0 hectares per square kilometre
  82. 97 Poland 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  83. 97 Puerto Rico 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  84. 97 Palestine 0 hectares per square kilometre
  85. 97 French Polynesia 0 hectares per square kilometre
  86. 97 Qatar 0 hectares per square kilometre
  87. 97 Saudi Arabia 0 hectares per square kilometre
  88. 97 Singapore 0 hectares per square kilometre
  89. 97 Solomon Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  90. 97 El Salvador 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  91. 97 San Marino 0 hectares per square kilometre
  92. 97 Somalia 0 hectares per square kilometre
  93. 97 Serbia 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  94. 97 Sao Tome and Principe 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  95. 97 Slovakia 0 hectares per square kilometre
  96. 97 Slovenia 0 hectares per square kilometre
  97. 97 Sweden 0 hectares per square kilometre
  98. 97 Eswatini 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  99. 97 Seychelles 0 hectares per square kilometre
  100. 97 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  101. 97 Togo 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  102. 97 Tajikistan 0 hectares per square kilometre
  103. 97 East Timor 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  104. 97 Tonga 0 hectares per square kilometre
  105. 97 Trinidad and Tobago 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  106. 97 Tuvalu 0 hectares per square kilometre
  107. 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares per square kilometre
  108. 97 British Virgin Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  109. 97 United States Virgin Islands 0 hectares per square kilometre
  110. 97 Vanuatu 0 hectares per square kilometre compare
  111. 97 Samoa 0 hectares per square kilometre
  112. 97 Yemen 0 hectares per square kilometre

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Frequently asked questions

What is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in United Kingdom?
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in United Kingdom was 0 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in 2018.
What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per square kilometre in 2002.
How does United Kingdom rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
United Kingdom ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Wildfire area burned 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.

Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Wildfire area burned 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
Last refreshed

Wildfire area burned 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.