Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Colombia
Colombia: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area was 963,760 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 963,760 ha for savanna and woody savanna — burned area in 2024.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burned area in Colombia peaked at 2.86 million ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 171,684 ha, in 1996.
Colombia ranks 20th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.25 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.25 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 171,684 ha | -86.3% |
| 1997 | 264,838 ha | +54.3% |
| 1998 | 407,556 ha | +53.9% |
| 1999 | 301,178 ha | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 441,737 ha | +46.7% |
| 2001 | 1.96 million ha | +344.3% |
| 2002 | 1.52 million ha | -22.4% |
| 2003 | 2.45 million ha | +61.2% |
| 2004 | 2.86 million ha | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 1.53 million ha | -46.4% |
| 2006 | 1.12 million ha | -27.2% |
| 2007 | 2.58 million ha | +130.6% |
| 2008 | 1.84 million ha | -28.6% |
| 2009 | 1.23 million ha | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 1.38 million ha | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million ha | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million ha | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.28 million ha | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 1.76 million ha | +37.2% |
| 2015 | 920,627 ha | -47.7% |
| 2016 | 1.27 million ha | +38.2% |
| 2017 | 757,379 ha | -40.5% |
| 2018 | 1.52 million ha | +100.4% |
| 2019 | 1.09 million ha | -28.1% |
| 2020 | 1.44 million ha | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 820,542 ha | -42.9% |
| 2022 | 1.34 million ha | +62.9% |
| 2023 | 914,521 ha | -31.6% |
| 2024 | 963,760 ha | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 865,390 ha | 171,684 ha | 1.25 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 million ha | 441,737 ha | 2.86 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million ha | 757,379 ha | 1.76 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million ha | 820,542 ha | 1.44 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 17 Ghana 1.19 million ha compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 17 Republic of Moldova 0 ha compare
- 17 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 ha
- 17 Micronesia 0 ha
- 17 Polynesia 0 ha compare
- 18 Cambodia 1.19 million ha compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 1.06 million ha compare
- 19 Cameroon 1.01 million ha compare
- 21 Mexico 949,966 ha compare
- 22 Nigeria 785,222 ha compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 715,803 ha 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 savanna and woody savanna — burned area in Colombia?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burned area in Colombia was 963,760 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burned area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 million ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burned area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 171,684 ha in 1996.
- How does Colombia rank for savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Colombia ranks 20th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burned area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.