Savanna — Burned Area in Colombia
Colombia: Savanna — Burned Area was 941,530 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna — burned area in Colombia stood at 941,530 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area in Colombia peaked at 2.70 million ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 126,396 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 — Burned Area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.18 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.18 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.18 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.18 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.18 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.18 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 126,396 ha | -89.3% |
| 1997 | 213,836 ha | +69.2% |
| 1998 | 327,570 ha | +53.2% |
| 1999 | 254,896 ha | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 369,166 ha | +44.8% |
| 2001 | 1.89 million ha | +412.1% |
| 2002 | 1.49 million ha | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 2.31 million ha | +55.8% |
| 2004 | 2.70 million ha | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 1.49 million ha | -44.7% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million ha | -29.2% |
| 2007 | 2.32 million ha | +119.6% |
| 2008 | 1.78 million ha | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million ha | -34.7% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million ha | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 1.05 million ha | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million ha | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.24 million ha | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million ha | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 848,849 ha | -49.1% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million ha | +38.7% |
| 2017 | 730,558 ha | -38.0% |
| 2018 | 1.34 million ha | +83.6% |
| 2019 | 1.02 million ha | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 1.36 million ha | +33.6% |
| 2021 | 793,844 ha | -41.6% |
| 2022 | 1.29 million ha | +62.3% |
| 2023 | 896,779 ha | -30.4% |
| 2024 | 941,530 ha | +5.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 941,530 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,312 ha, 717.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 941,530 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,283 ha, 286.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Burned 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 | +412.1% | 369,166 ha | 1.89 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 800,066 ha | 126,396 ha | 1.18 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 million ha | 369,166 ha | 2.70 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 million ha | 730,558 ha | 1.67 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 million ha | 793,844 ha | 1.36 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 1.06 million ha compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 ha
- 17 Paraguay 1.16 million ha compare
- 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 1.03 million ha compare
- 19 Cameroon 971,149 ha compare
- 21 Nigeria 750,448 ha compare
- 22 Uganda 646,932 ha compare
- 23 Argentina 578,819 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 — burned area in Colombia?
- Savanna — burned area in Colombia was 941,530 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burned area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,396 ha in 1996.
- How does Colombia rank for savanna — burned area?
- Colombia ranks 20th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. 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 — 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.