Forest fires — Burned Area in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Forest fires — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 ha
World rank
112th
of 219 countries
All-time high
268.22 ha
in 1999
All-time low
0 ha
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Burned Area in Puerto Rico, 1990–2024

01002003001990200720241990: 19.2 ha1991: 19.2 ha1992: 19.2 ha1993: 19.2 ha1994: 19.2 ha1995: 19.2 ha1996: 31.6 ha1997: 96.5 ha1998: 98 ha1999: 268.2 ha2000: 20.5 ha2001: 0 ha2002: 0 ha2003: 0 ha2004: 0 ha2005: 0 ha2006: 0 ha2007: 0 ha2008: 0 ha2009: 0 ha2010: 0 ha2011: 0 ha2012: 21.4 ha2013: 0 ha2014: 21.4 ha2015: 0 ha2016: 0 ha2017: 0 ha2018: 0 ha2019: 0 ha2020: 0 ha2021: 0 ha2022: 0 ha2023: 0 ha2024: 0 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0 ha for forest fires — burned area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

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

Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Puerto Rico peaked at 268.22 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2001.

Puerto Rico ranks 112th of 219 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 60.97 ha 19.23 ha 268.22 ha 10
2000s 2.05 ha 0 ha 20.52 ha 10
2010s 4.28 ha 0 ha 21.4 ha 10
2020s 0 ha 0 ha 0 ha 5

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  17. 112 Burkina Faso 0 ha compare
  18. 112 Cayman Islands 0 ha compare
  19. 112 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
  20. 112 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
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  22. 112 Cook Islands 0 ha
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  24. 112 Denmark 0 ha compare
  25. 112 Djibouti 0 ha compare
  26. 112 Dominica 0 ha
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  28. 112 Eritrea 0 ha compare
  29. 112 Estonia 0 ha compare
  30. 112 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
  31. 112 Faroe Islands 0 ha
  32. 112 Finland 0 ha compare
  33. 112 French Polynesia 0 ha compare
  34. 112 Gambia 0 ha compare
  35. 112 Germany 0 ha compare
  36. 112 Gibraltar 0 ha compare
  37. 112 Greenland 0 ha
  38. 112 Grenada 0 ha compare
  39. 112 Guadeloupe 0 ha
  40. 112 Guam 0 ha
  41. 112 Haiti 0 ha compare
  42. 112 Iceland 0 ha
  43. 112 Iraq 0 ha compare
  44. 112 Ireland 0 ha compare
  45. 112 Isle of Man 0 ha compare
  46. 112 Israel 0 ha compare
  47. 112 Jamaica 0 ha compare
  48. 112 Jordan 0 ha
  49. 112 Kazakhstan 0 ha compare
  50. 112 Kiribati 0 ha
  51. 112 Kuwait 0 ha
  52. 112 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha compare
  53. 112 Latvia 0 ha compare
  54. 112 Lebanon 0 ha compare
  55. 112 Lesotho 0 ha compare
  56. 112 Libya 0 ha
  57. 112 Liechtenstein 0 ha
  58. 112 Lithuania 0 ha compare
  59. 112 Luxembourg 0 ha
  60. 112 Maldives 0 ha
  61. 112 Malta 0 ha
  62. 112 Marshall Islands 0 ha
  63. 112 Martinique 0 ha
  64. 112 Mauritania 0 ha compare
  65. 112 Mauritius 0 ha compare
  66. 112 Montserrat 0 ha compare
  67. 112 Namibia 0 ha compare
  68. 112 Naoero 0 ha
  69. 112 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
  70. 112 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
  71. 112 Niger 0 ha compare
  72. 112 Niue 0 ha
  73. 112 Norfolk Island 0 ha
  74. 112 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
  75. 112 Norway 0 ha compare
  76. 112 Oman 0 ha
  77. 112 Palau 0 ha
  78. 112 Palestine, State of 0 ha
  79. 112 Pitcairn 0 ha
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  81. 112 Qatar 0 ha
  82. 112 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
  83. 112 Réunion 0 ha compare
  84. 112 Rwanda 0 ha compare
  85. 112 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha
  86. 112 Saint Lucia 0 ha
  87. 112 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
  88. 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
  89. 112 Samoa 0 ha compare
  90. 112 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha
  91. 112 Saudi Arabia 0 ha
  92. 112 Seychelles 0 ha
  93. 112 Singapore 0 ha compare
  94. 112 Solomon Islands 0 ha compare
  95. 112 Somalia 0 ha compare
  96. 112 Sri Lanka 0 ha compare
  97. 112 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
  98. 112 Sweden 0 ha compare
  99. 112 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
  100. 112 Tokelau 0 ha
  101. 112 Tonga 0 ha
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  103. 112 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
  104. 112 Tuvalu 0 ha
  105. 112 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
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  109. 112 Western Sahara 0 ha
  110. 112 Yemen 0 ha

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — burned area in Puerto Rico?
Forest fires — burned area in Puerto Rico was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 268.22 ha in 1999.
What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2001.
How does Puerto Rico rank for forest fires — burned area?
Puerto Rico ranks 112th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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