Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bahamas
Bahamas: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0106 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per capita in Bahamas is 0.0106 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 54.0% on the previous year and up 69.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Bahamas peaked at 0.0379 ha per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 ha per person, in 2022.
Bahamas ranks 17th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0194 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.019 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0187 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0183 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.018 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0177 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0244 ha per person | +37.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0238 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0264 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0258 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0324 ha per person | +25.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0071 ha per person | -78.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0123 ha per person | +73.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 ha per person | -79.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0252 ha per person | +913.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0168 ha per person | -33.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0103 ha per person | -38.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 ha per person | -82.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0236 ha per person | +1195.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0146 ha per person | -38.1% |
| 2010 | 0.007 ha per person | -52.0% |
| 2011 | 0.029 ha per person | +315.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 ha per person | -88.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0328 ha per person | +857.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 ha per person | -81.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 ha per person | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0184 ha per person | +120.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0379 ha per person | +106.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per person | -90.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 ha per person | +129.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 ha per person | +38.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0078 ha per person | -28.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 ha per person | -95.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0069 ha per person | +1719.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0106 ha per person | +54.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.0106 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 56.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1719.8% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person |
| 2008 | +1195.9% | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0236 ha per person |
| 2004 | +913.2% | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0252 ha per person |
| 2013 | +857.7% | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0328 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0212 ha per person | 0.0177 ha per person | 0.0264 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0146 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0324 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0379 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0109 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More climate change data for Bahamas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 452,114 kg (2021)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 42.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1608 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2307 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Bahamas?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Bahamas was 0.0106 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0379 ha per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Bahamas rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.