Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Panama
Panama: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Panama, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.0001 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.5% on the previous year and up 132.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.0061 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2021.
Panama ranks 68th of 186 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0007 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | -54.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per person | +40.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | -34.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per person | +44.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 ha per person | +33.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | -51.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 ha per person | +1870.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 ha per person | -81.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 ha per person | -91.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | +187.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | -25.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 ha per person | +175.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 ha per person | +110.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | -91.5% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -87.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2061.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | -73.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 ha per person | +991.0% |
| 2016 | 0.001 ha per person | +69.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | -91.3% |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -76.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 ha per person | +3787.7% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -98.8% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per person | +218.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | -36.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 68% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +3787.7% | 0 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person |
| 2012 | +2061.5% | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2003 | +1870.8% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person |
| 2015 | +991.0% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 65 Mongolia 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 66 Montenegro 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 67 Bulgaria 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 69 New Zealand 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0001 ha per person compare
- 71 Indonesia 0.0001 ha per person compare
More climate change data for Panama
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.85 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,628 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 129.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 304.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 247.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 57.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9325 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Panama?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Panama was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2021.
- How does Panama rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Panama ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.