Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0007 ha per person for grassland — burned area, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 390.0% on the previous year and up 3,036.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0007 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2008.
That places Ecuador 77th out of 187 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.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0 ha per person | -84.7% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per person | -49.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 ha per person | +164.3% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per person | -52.1% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | +753.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 ha per person | -56.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 ha per person | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 ha per person | -30.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 ha per person | +509.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | -61.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | -95.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 ha per person | +3721.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | -87.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | +67.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per person | +137.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per person | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | -83.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | +1030.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | +36.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per person | -54.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | -19.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | +107.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 ha per person | -35.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 ha per person | +256.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -78.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 ha per person | +390.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0007 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +3721.5% | 0 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
| 2015 | +1030.8% | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2001 | +753.5% | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2005 | +509.6% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 218.44 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,911 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.62 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area, per capita in Ecuador?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2008.
- How does Ecuador rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,036.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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)
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
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.