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Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Puerto Rico

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

Latest (2024)
0 ha per person
World rank
102nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0001 ha per person
in 1999
All-time low
0 ha per person
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

000001990200720241990: 0 ha per person1991: 0 ha per person1992: 0 ha per person1993: 0 ha per person1994: 0 ha per person1995: 0 ha per person1996: 0 ha per person1997: 0 ha per person1998: 0 ha per person1999: 0 ha per person2000: 0 ha per person2001: 0 ha per person2002: 0 ha per person2003: 0 ha per person2004: 0 ha per person2005: 0 ha per person2006: 0 ha per person2007: 0 ha per person2008: 0 ha per person2009: 0 ha per person2010: 0 ha per person2011: 0 ha per person2012: 0 ha per person2013: 0 ha per person2014: 0 ha per person2015: 0 ha per person2016: 0 ha per person2017: 0 ha per person2018: 0 ha per person2019: 0 ha per person2020: 0 ha per person2021: 0 ha per person2022: 0 ha per person2023: 0 ha per person2024: 0 ha per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 0 ha per person for forest fires — burned area, per capita 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, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0001 ha per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2001.

That places Puerto Rico 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Puerto Rico, year by year

Year ha per person Change
1990 0 ha per person —
1991 0 ha per person -0.7%
1992 0 ha per person -0.6%
1993 0 ha per person -0.8%
1994 0 ha per person -0.9%
1995 0 ha per person -0.9%
1996 0 ha per person +62.4%
1997 0 ha per person +202.6%
1998 0 ha per person +1.0%
1999 0.0001 ha per person +172.3%
2000 0 ha per person -92.4%
2001 0 ha per person -100.0%
2002 0 ha per person —
2003 0 ha per person —
2004 0 ha per person —
2005 0 ha per person —
2006 0 ha per person —
2007 0 ha per person —
2008 0 ha per person —
2009 0 ha per person —
2010 0 ha per person —
2011 0 ha per person —
2012 0 ha per person —
2013 0 ha per person -100.0%
2014 0 ha per person —
2015 0 ha per person -100.0%
2016 0 ha per person —
2017 0 ha per person —
2018 0 ha per person —
2019 0 ha per person —
2020 0 ha per person —
2021 0 ha per person —
2022 0 ha per person —
2023 0 ha per person —
2024 0 ha per person —

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 0 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0002 ha per person. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person 10
2000s 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 10
2010s 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 10
2020s 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 0 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 99 Mali 0 ha per person compare
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  3. 101 France 0 ha per person compare
  4. 102 Aruba 0 ha per person
  5. 102 Afghanistan 0 ha per person compare
  6. 102 Andorra 0 ha per person
  7. 102 United Arab Emirates 0 ha per person
  8. 102 Armenia 0 ha per person compare
  9. 102 American Samoa 0 ha per person
  10. 102 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha per person
  11. 102 Belgium 0 ha per person compare
  12. 102 Burkina Faso 0 ha per person compare
  13. 102 Bahrain 0 ha per person
  14. 102 Bermuda 0 ha per person
  15. 102 Barbados 0 ha per person
  16. 102 Cayman Islands 0 ha per person compare
  17. 102 Cyprus 0 ha per person compare
  18. 102 Germany 0 ha per person compare
  19. 102 Djibouti 0 ha per person compare
  20. 102 Dominica 0 ha per person
  21. 102 Denmark 0 ha per person compare
  22. 102 Egypt 0 ha per person compare
  23. 102 Eritrea 0 ha per person compare
  24. 102 Estonia 0 ha per person compare
  25. 102 Finland 0 ha per person compare
  26. 102 Faroe Islands 0 ha per person
  27. 102 Gibraltar 0 ha per person compare
  28. 102 Gambia 0 ha per person compare
  29. 102 Grenada 0 ha per person compare
  30. 102 Greenland 0 ha per person
  31. 102 Guam 0 ha per person
  32. 102 Haiti 0 ha per person compare
  33. 102 Isle of Man 0 ha per person compare
  34. 102 Ireland 0 ha per person compare
  35. 102 Iraq 0 ha per person compare
  36. 102 Iceland 0 ha per person
  37. 102 Israel 0 ha per person compare
  38. 102 Jamaica 0 ha per person compare
  39. 102 Jordan 0 ha per person
  40. 102 Kazakhstan 0 ha per person compare
  41. 102 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha per person compare
  42. 102 Kiribati 0 ha per person
  43. 102 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha per person
  44. 102 Kuwait 0 ha per person
  45. 102 Lebanon 0 ha per person compare
  46. 102 Libya 0 ha per person
  47. 102 Saint Lucia 0 ha per person
  48. 102 Liechtenstein 0 ha per person
  49. 102 Sri Lanka 0 ha per person compare
  50. 102 Lesotho 0 ha per person compare
  51. 102 Lithuania 0 ha per person compare
  52. 102 Luxembourg 0 ha per person
  53. 102 Latvia 0 ha per person compare
  54. 102 Maldives 0 ha per person
  55. 102 Marshall Islands 0 ha per person
  56. 102 Malta 0 ha per person
  57. 102 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha per person
  58. 102 Mauritania 0 ha per person compare
  59. 102 Mauritius 0 ha per person compare
  60. 102 Namibia 0 ha per person compare
  61. 102 Niger 0 ha per person compare
  62. 102 Norway 0 ha per person compare
  63. 102 Oman 0 ha per person
  64. 102 Palau 0 ha per person
  65. 102 Poland 0 ha per person compare
  66. 102 Palestine 0 ha per person
  67. 102 French Polynesia 0 ha per person compare
  68. 102 Qatar 0 ha per person
  69. 102 Rwanda 0 ha per person compare
  70. 102 Saudi Arabia 0 ha per person
  71. 102 Singapore 0 ha per person compare
  72. 102 Solomon Islands 0 ha per person compare
  73. 102 Somalia 0 ha per person compare
  74. 102 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha per person
  75. 102 Sweden 0 ha per person compare
  76. 102 Seychelles 0 ha per person
  77. 102 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha per person compare
  78. 102 Tajikistan 0 ha per person compare
  79. 102 Turkmenistan 0 ha per person compare
  80. 102 Tonga 0 ha per person
  81. 102 Tuvalu 0 ha per person
  82. 102 Uzbekistan 0 ha per person compare
  83. 102 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha per person
  84. 102 British Virgin Islands 0 ha per person compare
  85. 102 Vanuatu 0 ha per person compare
  86. 102 Samoa 0 ha per person compare
  87. 102 Yemen 0 ha per person

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — burned area, per capita in Puerto Rico?
Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1999.
What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2001.
How does Puerto Rico rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Puerto Rico ranks 102nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — burned area, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
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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.