Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.8083 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Colombia is 0.8083 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 30.4% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 2.44 ha per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1139 ha per square kilometre, in 1996.
Colombia ranks 24th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1139 ha per square kilometre | -89.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1927 ha per square kilometre | +69.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2952 ha per square kilometre | +53.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2297 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3327 ha per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 2001 | 1.7 ha per square kilometre | +412.1% |
| 2002 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +55.8% |
| 2004 | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9533 ha per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 2007 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +119.6% |
| 2008 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2010 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9431 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9156 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2014 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7651 ha per square kilometre | -49.1% |
| 2016 | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6585 ha per square kilometre | -38.0% |
| 2018 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +83.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9173 ha per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7155 ha per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 2022 | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | +62.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8083 ha per square kilometre | -30.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.8083 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0081 ha per square kilometre, 99.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.8083 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.048 ha per square kilometre, 16.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +412.1% | 0.3327 ha per square kilometre | 1.7 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7211 ha per square kilometre | 0.1139 ha per square kilometre | 1.06 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | 0.3327 ha per square kilometre | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.6585 ha per square kilometre | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9778 ha per square kilometre | 0.7155 ha per square kilometre | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 — burned area, per square kilometre in Colombia?
- Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Colombia was 0.8083 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1139 ha per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Colombia rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 24th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.