Grassland — Burned Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Grassland — Burned Area was 8,005 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Burned Area in Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area in Caribbean stood at 8,005 ha.
The figure is down 43.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Caribbean peaked at 21,536 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,739 ha, in 2019.
That places Caribbean 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Grassland — Burned Area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,383 ha | — |
| 1991 | 9,383 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,383 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9,383 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9,383 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,383 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,901 ha | -58.4% |
| 1997 | 8,491 ha | +117.6% |
| 1998 | 7,804 ha | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 13,783 ha | +76.6% |
| 2000 | 15,724 ha | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 6,464 ha | -58.9% |
| 2002 | 5,223 ha | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 6,184 ha | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 17,084 ha | +176.3% |
| 2005 | 13,098 ha | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 9,012 ha | -31.2% |
| 2007 | 7,748 ha | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 11,731 ha | +51.4% |
| 2009 | 8,499 ha | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 9,543 ha | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 15,565 ha | +63.1% |
| 2012 | 4,367 ha | -71.9% |
| 2013 | 10,167 ha | +132.8% |
| 2014 | 7,407 ha | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 9,527 ha | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 7,963 ha | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 8,071 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4,709 ha | -41.7% |
| 2019 | 2,739 ha | -41.8% |
| 2020 | 21,536 ha | +686.2% |
| 2021 | 6,486 ha | -69.9% |
| 2022 | 7,213 ha | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 14,063 ha | +95.0% |
| 2024 | 8,005 ha | -43.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +686.2% | 2,739 ha | 21,536 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,028 ha | 3,901 ha | 13,783 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,077 ha | 5,223 ha | 17,084 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,006 ha | 2,739 ha | 15,565 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,461 ha | 6,486 ha | 21,536 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 196.02 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area in Caribbean?
- Grassland — burned area in Caribbean was 8,005 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 21,536 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,739 ha in 2019.
- How does Caribbean rank for grassland — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 28th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. 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.