Savanna fires — Burned Area in Honduras
Honduras: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 283,938 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Honduras, 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 Honduras is 283,938 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 22.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Honduras peaked at 559,639 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42,649 ha, in 2004.
Honduras ranks 47th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Honduras, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 180,257 ha | — |
| 1991 | 180,257 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 180,257 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 180,257 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 180,257 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 180,257 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 55,208 ha | -69.4% |
| 1997 | 58,940 ha | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 82,215 ha | +39.5% |
| 1999 | 47,156 ha | -42.6% |
| 2000 | 52,727 ha | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 45,986 ha | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 81,383 ha | +77.0% |
| 2003 | 467,706 ha | +474.7% |
| 2004 | 42,649 ha | -90.9% |
| 2005 | 401,788 ha | +842.1% |
| 2006 | 202,634 ha | -49.6% |
| 2007 | 119,928 ha | -40.8% |
| 2008 | 162,683 ha | +35.7% |
| 2009 | 176,307 ha | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 117,256 ha | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 322,796 ha | +175.3% |
| 2012 | 50,307 ha | -84.4% |
| 2013 | 196,476 ha | +290.6% |
| 2014 | 265,328 ha | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 101,682 ha | -61.7% |
| 2016 | 191,452 ha | +88.3% |
| 2017 | 95,564 ha | -50.1% |
| 2018 | 262,371 ha | +174.6% |
| 2019 | 245,030 ha | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 559,639 ha | +128.4% |
| 2021 | 87,223 ha | -84.4% |
| 2022 | 81,340 ha | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 367,469 ha | +351.8% |
| 2024 | 283,938 ha | -22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 132,506 ha | 47,156 ha | 180,257 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 175,379 ha | 42,649 ha | 467,706 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 184,826 ha | 50,307 ha | 322,796 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 275,922 ha | 81,340 ha | 559,639 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More climate change data for Honduras
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,603 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,686 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 167.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 799.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 752.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 47.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.69 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area in Honduras?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Honduras was 283,938 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 559,639 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,649 ha in 2004.
- How does Honduras rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Honduras ranks 47th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras 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.