Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bahamas
Bahamas: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.2739 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Bahamas, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Bahamas is 0.2739 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1,728.5% on the previous year and down 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Bahamas peaked at 1.48 ha per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.015 ha per square kilometre, 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 square kilometre in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.534 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.534 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.534 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.534 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.534 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.534 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7481 ha per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7389 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8313 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8222 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2311 ha per square kilometre | -77.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4067 ha per square kilometre | +75.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | -79.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8561 ha per square kilometre | +925.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5757 ha per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3574 ha per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | -82.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8432 ha per square kilometre | +1213.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5286 ha per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2568 ha per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2011 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +320.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1284 ha per square kilometre | -88.1% |
| 2013 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +866.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2376 ha per square kilometre | -80.9% |
| 2015 | 0.321 ha per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7126 ha per square kilometre | +122.0% |
| 2017 | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | +107.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1348 ha per square kilometre | -90.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3103 ha per square kilometre | +130.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4302 ha per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3082 ha per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2022 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | -95.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2739 ha per square kilometre | +1728.5% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.2739 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 56.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +1728.5% | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 0.2739 ha per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +1213.4% | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | 0.8432 ha per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +925.8% | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | 0.8561 ha per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +866.6% | 0.1284 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6344 ha per square kilometre | 0.534 ha per square kilometre | 0.8313 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4993 ha per square kilometre | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.59 ha per square kilometre | 0.1284 ha per square kilometre | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2568 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 0.4302 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 14 Malawi 0.3418 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Guinea-Bissau 0.3331 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 Canada 0.3129 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Cuba 0.2116 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Cameroon 0.2046 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Madagascar 0.1997 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Bahamas?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Bahamas was 0.2739 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.015 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Bahamas rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Bahamas ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.