Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in Colombia
Colombia: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) was 0.0182 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Colombia is 0.0182 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0688 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 ha per person, in 1996.
That places Colombia 27th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0386 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0378 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0371 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0363 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0356 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.035 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 ha per person | -86.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0071 ha per person | +51.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0108 ha per person | +51.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0078 ha per person | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0113 ha per person | +44.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0494 ha per person | +337.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0377 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0599 ha per person | +58.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0688 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0364 ha per person | -47.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0262 ha per person | -28.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0596 ha per person | +127.7% |
| 2008 | 0.042 ha per person | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0277 ha per person | -34.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0309 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0241 ha per person | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0234 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0278 ha per person | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0378 ha per person | +35.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0196 ha per person | -48.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0268 ha per person | +36.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0157 ha per person | -41.3% |
| 2018 | 0.031 ha per person | +96.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0219 ha per person | -29.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0284 ha per person | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 0.016 ha per person | -43.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0258 ha per person | +61.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0175 ha per person | -32.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0182 ha per person | +4.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0182 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 59.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0182 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0015 ha per person, 12.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +337.3% | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0494 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0251 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0386 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0419 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0688 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0259 ha per person | 0.0157 ha per person | 0.0378 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0212 ha per person | 0.016 ha per person | 0.0284 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 savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Colombia?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Colombia was 0.0182 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0688 ha per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Colombia rank for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 27th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna and woody savanna — 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.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna and woody savanna — 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
Savanna and woody savanna — 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.