Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.0015 ha per square kilometre for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 22.0% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 0.0124 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per square kilometre, in 2017.
Colombia ranks 58th 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 square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +105.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | -66.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | -82.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +605.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0071 ha per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | -80.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +46.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | +499.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | -92.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +185.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | -88.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | +1315.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | -64.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -88.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +925.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | -70.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +72.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0015 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0015 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0008 ha per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +1315.7% | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +925.2% | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +605.2% | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +499.9% | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 55 Guyana 0.0019 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Cameroon 0.0018 ha per square kilometre compare
- 57 Kenya 0.0017 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Sierra Leone 0.0015 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 New Zealand 0.0011 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Morocco 0.001 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Colombia?
- Other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Colombia was 0.0015 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0124 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other forest — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other 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.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.