Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burned area, per capita in Colombia is 0.0001 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 149.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0003 ha per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2017.
Colombia ranks 50th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | +101.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 ha per person | -66.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | +35.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 ha per person | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | -83.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per person | +594.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 ha per person | +31.1% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | -80.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | +44.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | +492.4% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | -92.5% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per person | +181.8% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -89.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 ha per person | +1301.6% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | -65.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 ha per person | +98.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | -42.6% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | -88.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | +906.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per person | +43.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -70.6% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | +70.6% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | +149.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 9.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0001 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0 ha per person, 23.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1301.6% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 2018 | +906.5% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 2003 | +594.7% | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 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 other forest — burned area, per capita in Colombia?
- Other forest — burned area, per capita in Colombia was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for other forest — burned area, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other 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.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other 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
Other 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.