Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0048 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0048 ha per square kilometre for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 273.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.0279 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Ecuador 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | +77.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -78.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | +1878.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | -77.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -60.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +90.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0125 ha per square kilometre | +590.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -81.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | +522.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -95.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +471.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -68.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | +1605.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | -95.4% |
| 2014 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +206.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0097 ha per square kilometre | +145.6% |
| 2016 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | -91.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | +1233.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -11.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0048 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0048 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1878.5% | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +1605.3% | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +1233.3% | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0145 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0279 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 67 Algeria 0.0054 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Armenia 0.0053 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.005 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 New Caledonia 0.0047 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 El Salvador 0.0041 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Malaysia 0.0039 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 218.44 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,911 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.62 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.0048 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0279 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 273.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.