Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Caribbean
Caribbean: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 13,704 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Caribbean stood at 13,704 ha.
That represents a change of down 54.1% on the previous year and up 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Caribbean peaked at 34,082 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,104 ha, in 2003.
Caribbean ranks 51st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,341 ha | 14,715 ha | 20,595 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,367 ha | 3,104 ha | 34,082 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,668 ha | 3,469 ha | 25,955 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,713 ha | 4,624 ha | 29,864 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 557.54 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 1,525 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 8,398 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 2,596 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 1,071 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 5.74 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 8,404 1000 ha (2025)
- Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.1524 kt (2024)
- Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1.67 kt (2024)
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 725,915 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Caribbean?
- Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Caribbean was 13,704 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 34,082 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,104 ha in 2003.
- How does Caribbean rank for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Caribbean ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.