Savanna fires — Burned Area in Caribbean
Caribbean: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 89,598 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 89,598 ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 39.0% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Caribbean peaked at 208,592 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 38,000 ha, in 2018.
That places Caribbean 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90,833 ha | — |
| 1991 | 90,833 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 90,833 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 90,833 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 90,833 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 90,833 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 47,694 ha | -47.5% |
| 1997 | 49,865 ha | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 55,377 ha | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 64,019 ha | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 66,768 ha | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 64,932 ha | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 68,388 ha | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 55,976 ha | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 208,592 ha | +272.6% |
| 2005 | 174,455 ha | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 115,934 ha | -33.5% |
| 2007 | 94,375 ha | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 103,658 ha | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 129,487 ha | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 71,190 ha | -45.0% |
| 2011 | 159,966 ha | +124.7% |
| 2012 | 55,644 ha | -65.2% |
| 2013 | 103,369 ha | +85.8% |
| 2014 | 62,919 ha | -39.1% |
| 2015 | 113,017 ha | +79.6% |
| 2016 | 58,257 ha | -48.5% |
| 2017 | 95,392 ha | +63.7% |
| 2018 | 38,000 ha | -60.2% |
| 2019 | 38,130 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 164,923 ha | +332.5% |
| 2021 | 82,748 ha | -49.8% |
| 2022 | 54,226 ha | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 146,879 ha | +170.9% |
| 2024 | 89,598 ha | -39.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,195 ha | 47,694 ha | 90,833 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 108,256 ha | 55,976 ha | 208,592 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,588 ha | 38,000 ha | 159,966 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,675 ha | 54,226 ha | 164,923 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Caribbean?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Caribbean was 89,598 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 208,592 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,000 ha in 2018.
- How does Caribbean rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Caribbean ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — 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.