Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Honduras

Honduras: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) was 0.8692 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.8692 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1,096.6%
World rank
7th
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.63 ha per square kilometre
in 2003
All-time low
0.0289 ha per square kilometre
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Honduras, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 0.465 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.465 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.465 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.465 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.465 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.465 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.171 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.45 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.55 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.338 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.36 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.045 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.093 ha per square kilometre2003: 1.6 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.029 ha per square kilometre2005: 1.3 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.233 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.272 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.273 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.445 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.337 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.766 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.058 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.492 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.636 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.335 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.509 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.149 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.35 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.311 ha per square kilometre2020: 1.3 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.118 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.073 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.869 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Honduras is 0.8692 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,096.6% on the previous year and up 76.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Honduras peaked at 1.63 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0289 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.

Honduras ranks 7th 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 square kilometre (Area) in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Honduras, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.465 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.465 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.465 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.465 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.465 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.465 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.1712 ha per square kilometre -63.2%
1997 0.45 ha per square kilometre +162.8%
1998 0.5504 ha per square kilometre +22.3%
1999 0.338 ha per square kilometre -38.6%
2000 0.3603 ha per square kilometre +6.6%
2001 0.0449 ha per square kilometre -87.5%
2002 0.0933 ha per square kilometre +107.7%
2003 1.63 ha per square kilometre +1650.6%
2004 0.0289 ha per square kilometre -98.2%
2005 1.29 ha per square kilometre +4352.8%
2006 0.2326 ha per square kilometre -81.9%
2007 0.2716 ha per square kilometre +16.8%
2008 0.2732 ha per square kilometre +0.6%
2009 0.4448 ha per square kilometre +62.8%
2010 0.3366 ha per square kilometre -24.3%
2011 0.7664 ha per square kilometre +127.7%
2012 0.0583 ha per square kilometre -92.4%
2013 0.4917 ha per square kilometre +743.3%
2014 0.6362 ha per square kilometre +29.4%
2015 0.3347 ha per square kilometre -47.4%
2016 0.5092 ha per square kilometre +52.1%
2017 0.1491 ha per square kilometre -70.7%
2018 0.3502 ha per square kilometre +134.9%
2019 0.3108 ha per square kilometre -11.2%
2020 1.34 ha per square kilometre +332.3%
2021 0.1176 ha per square kilometre -91.3%
2022 0.0726 ha per square kilometre -38.2%
2023 0.8692 ha per square kilometre +1096.6%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 0.8692 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0009 ha per square kilometre, 1010.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) in Honduras 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +4352.8% 0.0289 ha per square kilometre 1.29 ha per square kilometre
2003 +1650.6% 0.0933 ha per square kilometre 1.63 ha per square kilometre
2023 +1096.6% 0.0726 ha per square kilometre 0.8692 ha per square kilometre
2013 +743.3% 0.0583 ha per square kilometre 0.4917 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4299 ha per square kilometre 0.1712 ha per square kilometre 0.5504 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.4668 ha per square kilometre 0.0289 ha per square kilometre 1.63 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.3943 ha per square kilometre 0.0583 ha per square kilometre 0.7664 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.6008 ha per square kilometre 0.0726 ha per square kilometre 1.34 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 4 Nepal 1.39 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 5 Angola 1.22 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 6 Cambodia 1.18 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 8 Belize 0.7654 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 9 Mozambique 0.6538 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 10 Thailand 0.6353 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Honduras?
Humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Honduras was 0.8692 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 1.63 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0289 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
How does Honduras rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
Honduras ranks 7th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
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Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.