Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.0001 ha per person for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0021 ha per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2011.
That places El Salvador 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0006 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 ha per person | -50.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 ha per person | +28.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 ha per person | -37.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 ha per person | +151.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 ha per person | +69.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 ha per person | -42.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 ha per person | +60.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per person | -72.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per person | -47.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | -51.9% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -71.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2016.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 ha per person | +604.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | -78.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 ha per person | +313.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | -96.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 ha per person | +2257.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 ha per person | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 ha per person | -51.0% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | -94.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | +705.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 ha per person | -60.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per person | -8.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 40% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0001 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0015 ha per person, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +2257.1% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person |
| 2012 | +2016.6% | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2022 | +705.1% | 0 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2013 | +604.2% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More climate change data for El Salvador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita in El Salvador?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 ha per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.