Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Honduras
Honduras: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0106 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Honduras, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Honduras stood at 0.0106 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Honduras peaked at 0.03 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2004.
Honduras ranks 16th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0121 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0118 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0114 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0111 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0105 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 ha per person | -57.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0094 ha per person | +108.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0131 ha per person | +38.7% |
| 1999 | 0.007 ha per person | -46.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0087 ha per person | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 0.001 ha per person | -88.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0021 ha per person | +104.7% |
| 2003 | 0.03 ha per person | +1331.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per person | -98.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0207 ha per person | +4447.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 ha per person | -79.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0046 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 ha per person | +54.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 ha per person | -31.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0121 ha per person | +145.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 ha per person | -93.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0069 ha per person | +724.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0088 ha per person | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 0.005 ha per person | -44.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0072 ha per person | +44.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 ha per person | -67.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 ha per person | +104.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0166 ha per person | +300.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 ha per person | -91.7% |
| 2022 | 0.001 ha per person | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0097 ha per person | +847.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0106 ha per person | +9.9% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.0106 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 50.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.0106 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 56.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +4447.4% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0207 ha per person |
| 2003 | +1331.1% | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.03 ha per person |
| 2023 | +847.8% | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0097 ha per person |
| 2013 | +724.7% | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0102 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0131 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.03 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0121 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0166 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More climate change data for Honduras
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.92 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,603 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,686 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 167.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 799.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 752.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 47.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.84 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Honduras?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Honduras was 0.0106 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.03 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2004.
- How does Honduras rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Honduras ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras 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.