Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0041 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0041 ha per square kilometre for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 84.6% on the previous year and down 98.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.2921 ha per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places El Salvador 72nd 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -98.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +961.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | +207.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0214 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0175 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -82.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | +166.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | +237.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 2007 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -88.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 2009 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 2011 | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | +1500.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2921 ha per square kilometre | +1668.8% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2467 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -97.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2446 ha per square kilometre | +4640.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0661 ha per square kilometre | -73.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1765 ha per square kilometre | +167.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | -61.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -95.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0268 ha per square kilometre | +766.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | -84.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0041 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0041 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +4640.0% | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.2446 ha per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +1668.8% | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre | 0.2921 ha per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +1500.0% | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0165 ha per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +961.7% | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0326 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0466 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0138 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1053 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.2921 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0681 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.005 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Ecuador 0.0048 ha per square kilometre compare
- 71 New Caledonia 0.0047 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Malaysia 0.0039 ha per square kilometre compare
- 74 Equatorial Guinea 0.0038 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 France 0.0036 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for El Salvador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0041 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2921 ha per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.