Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Honduras
Honduras: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.9197 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Honduras, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Honduras stood at 0.9197 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 864.2% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Honduras peaked at 1.91 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0296 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
Honduras ranks 9th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5388 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.5388 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5388 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5388 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5388 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5388 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.238 ha per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 1997 | 0.511 ha per square kilometre | +114.7% |
| 1998 | 0.728 ha per square kilometre | +42.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4007 ha per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5088 ha per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0617 ha per square kilometre | -87.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1298 ha per square kilometre | +110.2% |
| 2003 | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | +1368.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | -98.4% |
| 2005 | 1.38 ha per square kilometre | +4559.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2896 ha per square kilometre | -79.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3141 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3305 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5232 ha per square kilometre | +58.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3676 ha per square kilometre | -29.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9208 ha per square kilometre | +150.5% |
| 2012 | 0.065 ha per square kilometre | -92.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5467 ha per square kilometre | +741.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7165 ha per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4089 ha per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6029 ha per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1971 ha per square kilometre | -67.3% |
| 2018 | 0.411 ha per square kilometre | +108.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3678 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +307.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1262 ha per square kilometre | -91.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0954 ha per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9197 ha per square kilometre | +864.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.9197 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 46.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.9197 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0048 ha per square kilometre, 190.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +4559.1% | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | 1.38 ha per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +1368.3% | 0.1298 ha per square kilometre | 1.91 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +864.2% | 0.0954 ha per square kilometre | 0.9197 ha per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +741.2% | 0.065 ha per square kilometre | 0.5467 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5111 ha per square kilometre | 0.238 ha per square kilometre | 0.728 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5474 ha per square kilometre | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | 1.91 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4604 ha per square kilometre | 0.065 ha per square kilometre | 0.9208 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6604 ha per square kilometre | 0.0954 ha per square kilometre | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More climate change data for Honduras
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.92 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,603 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,686 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 167.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 799.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 752.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 47.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.84 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Honduras?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Honduras was 0.9197 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0296 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Honduras rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Honduras ranks 9th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras 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.