Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0096 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.0096 ha per person for grassland — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0209 ha per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 ha per person, in 2012.
That places Colombia 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0163 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.016 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0157 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0154 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0151 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0148 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0209 ha per person | +41.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0156 ha per person | -25.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0175 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0122 ha per person | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0151 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0086 ha per person | -42.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0137 ha per person | +56.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0197 ha per person | +44.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0116 ha per person | -41.3% |
| 2006 | 0.01 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0196 ha per person | +96.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0154 ha per person | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 ha per person | -30.2% |
| 2010 | 0.009 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0074 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0063 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 ha per person | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 0.012 ha per person | +54.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0084 ha per person | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0125 ha per person | +48.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0099 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 0.015 ha per person | +51.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0096 ha per person | -36.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0155 ha per person | +62.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0073 ha per person | -52.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0111 ha per person | +52.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0089 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0096 ha per person | +8.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0096 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 23.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0096 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 14.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0159 ha per person | 0.0122 ha per person | 0.0209 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0133 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0197 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.015 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0105 ha per person | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0155 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area, per capita in Colombia?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Colombia was 0.0096 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0209 ha per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 ha per person in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.