Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Bahamas
Bahamas: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.0078 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Bahamas, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Bahamas is 0.0078 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 23.2% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Bahamas peaked at 0.0352 ha per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 2022.
Bahamas ranks 19th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.015 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0147 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0144 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0142 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0139 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0118 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0138 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0139 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0105 ha per person | -24.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.006 ha per person | -42.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 ha per person | +96.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 ha per person | -78.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0223 ha per person | +794.2% |
| 2005 | 0.011 ha per person | -50.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0101 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 ha per person | -82.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0226 ha per person | +1140.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0109 ha per person | -51.6% |
| 2010 | 0.007 ha per person | -36.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0252 ha per person | +260.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 ha per person | -86.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0328 ha per person | +873.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 ha per person | -85.1% |
| 2015 | 0.005 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 ha per person | +197.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0352 ha per person | +136.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per person | -90.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 ha per person | +132.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 ha per person | +38.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0075 ha per person | -30.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | -95.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0063 ha per person | +1857.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0078 ha per person | +23.2% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.0078 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 ha per person, 1653.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1857.3% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person |
| 2008 | +1140.0% | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0226 ha per person |
| 2013 | +873.9% | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0328 ha per person |
| 2004 | +794.2% | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0223 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0136 ha per person | 0.0105 ha per person | 0.015 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0226 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.014 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0352 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0109 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More climate change data for Bahamas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 452,114 kg (2021)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 42.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1608 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2307 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Bahamas?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Bahamas was 0.0078 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0352 ha per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Bahamas rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Bahamas ranks 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.