Savanna fires — Burned Area in Colombia
Colombia: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 1.47 million ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area in Colombia is 1.47 million ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Colombia peaked at 3.68 million ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 819,669 ha, in 1999.
Colombia ranks 28th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.79 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.79 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.79 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.79 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.79 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.79 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 937,432 ha | -47.6% |
| 1997 | 876,701 ha | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 1.13 million ha | +28.9% |
| 1999 | 819,669 ha | -27.5% |
| 2000 | 1.09 million ha | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 2.31 million ha | +111.0% |
| 2002 | 1.88 million ha | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 3.01 million ha | +60.6% |
| 2004 | 3.68 million ha | +22.1% |
| 2005 | 2.02 million ha | -45.1% |
| 2006 | 1.54 million ha | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 3.42 million ha | +122.0% |
| 2008 | 2.51 million ha | -26.7% |
| 2009 | 1.70 million ha | -32.3% |
| 2010 | 1.79 million ha | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.43 million ha | -20.2% |
| 2012 | 1.36 million ha | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.64 million ha | +20.9% |
| 2014 | 2.32 million ha | +41.2% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million ha | -43.3% |
| 2016 | 1.86 million ha | +41.8% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million ha | -33.8% |
| 2018 | 2.25 million ha | +82.7% |
| 2019 | 1.57 million ha | -30.4% |
| 2020 | 2.22 million ha | +41.5% |
| 2021 | 1.19 million ha | -46.2% |
| 2022 | 1.91 million ha | +60.2% |
| 2023 | 1.38 million ha | -27.9% |
| 2024 | 1.47 million ha | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 million ha | 819,669 ha | 1.79 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.32 million ha | 1.09 million ha | 3.68 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 million ha | 1.23 million ha | 2.32 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million ha | 1.19 million ha | 2.22 million ha | 5 |
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More climate change data for Colombia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 160.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Colombia?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Colombia was 1.47 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 million ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 819,669 ha in 1999.
- How does Colombia rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Colombia ranks 28th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia 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.