Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Haiti
Haiti: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0023 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Haiti, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 0.0023 ha per square kilometre for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Haiti peaked at 0.0023 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
Haiti ranks 77th 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 square kilometre in Haiti, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | +155.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +208.1% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2019 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | — |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.0023 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.0023 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 48% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Haiti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +208.1% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +155.4% | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 74 Equatorial Guinea 0.0038 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 France 0.0036 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Japan 0.0028 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Uruguay 0.002 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Kenya 0.0017 ha per square kilometre compare
- 80 New Zealand 0.0011 ha per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Haiti
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.86 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,687 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 158.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 428.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 119.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4516 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Haiti?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Haiti was 0.0023 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Haiti rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Haiti ranks 77th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Haiti 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.