Forest fires — Emissions in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Forest fires — Emissions was 0 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 kt
World rank
111th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.0987 kt
in 1999
All-time low
0 kt
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Forest fires — Emissions in Puerto Rico, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Puerto Rico stood at 0 kt. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0987 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2001.
That places Puerto Rico 111th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0222 kt | 0.0067 kt | 0.0987 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 kt | 0 kt | 0.0075 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 kt | 0 kt | 0.0027 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 111 Afghanistan 0 kt compare
- 111 American Samoa 0 kt
- 111 Andorra 0 kt
- 111 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kt
- 111 Armenia 0 kt compare
- 111 Aruba 0 kt
- 111 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
- 111 Bahrain 0 kt
- 111 Barbados 0 kt
- 111 Belgium 0 kt compare
- 111 Bermuda 0 kt
- 111 British Virgin Islands 0 kt
- 111 Burkina Faso 0 kt compare
- 111 Cayman Islands 0 kt compare
- 111 Chagai 0 kt
- 111 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 kt compare
- 111 China, Macao SAR 0 kt
- 111 China, Taiwan Province of 0 kt compare
- 111 Cyprus 0 kt compare
- 111 Denmark 0 kt compare
- 111 Djibouti 0 kt
- 111 Dominica 0 kt
- 111 Egypt 0 kt compare
- 111 Eritrea 0 kt compare
- 111 Estonia 0 kt compare
- 111 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt compare
- 111 Faroe Islands 0 kt
- 111 Finland 0 kt compare
- 111 French Polynesia 0 kt compare
- 111 Gambia 0 kt compare
- 111 Germany 0 kt compare
- 111 Gibraltar 0 kt compare
- 111 Greenland 0 kt
- 111 Grenada 0 kt compare
- 111 Guadeloupe 0 kt
- 111 Guam 0 kt
- 111 Haiti 0 kt compare
- 111 Iceland 0 kt
- 111 Iraq 0 kt compare
- 111 Ireland 0 kt compare
- 111 Isle of Man 0 kt compare
- 111 Israel 0 kt compare
- 111 Jamaica 0 kt compare
- 111 Jordan 0 kt
- 111 Kazakhstan 0 kt compare
- 111 Kiribati 0 kt
- 111 Kuwait 0 kt
- 111 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
- 111 Latvia 0 kt compare
- 111 Lebanon 0 kt compare
- 111 Lesotho 0 kt compare
- 111 Libya 0 kt
- 111 Liechtenstein 0 kt
- 111 Lithuania 0 kt compare
- 111 Luxembourg 0 kt
- 111 Maldives 0 kt
- 111 Malta 0 kt
- 111 Marshall Islands 0 kt
- 111 Martinique 0 kt
- 111 Mauritania 0 kt compare
- 111 Mauritius 0 kt compare
- 111 Namibia 0 kt compare
- 111 Naoero 0 kt
- 111 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 kt compare
- 111 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 kt
- 111 Niger 0 kt compare
- 111 Norfolk Island 0 kt
- 111 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt
- 111 Norway 0 kt compare
- 111 Oman 0 kt
- 111 Palau 0 kt
- 111 State of Palestine 0 kt
- 111 Pitcairn 0 kt
- 111 Poland 0 kt compare
- 111 Qatar 0 kt
- 111 Republic of Korea 0 kt compare
- 111 Réunion 0 kt compare
- 111 Rwanda 0 kt compare
- 111 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
- 111 Saint Lucia 0 kt
- 111 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt
- 111 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt
- 111 Samoa 0 kt compare
- 111 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt
- 111 Saudi Arabia 0 kt
- 111 Seychelles 0 kt
- 111 Singapore 0 kt compare
- 111 Solomon Islands 0 kt compare
- 111 Somalia 0 kt compare
- 111 Sri Lanka 0 kt compare
- 111 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
- 111 Sweden 0 kt compare
- 111 Tajikistan 0 kt compare
- 111 Tonga 0 kt
- 111 Turkmenistan 0 kt compare
- 111 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt compare
- 111 Tuvalu 0 kt
- 111 United Arab Emirates 0 kt
- 111 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 kt compare
- 111 Uzbekistan 0 kt compare
- 111 Vanuatu 0 kt compare
- 111 Western Sahara 0 kt
- 111 Yemen 0 kt
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Puerto Rico?
- Forest fires — emissions in Puerto Rico was 0 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0987 kt in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2001.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Puerto Rico ranks 111th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.