Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0278 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.0278 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0886 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0213 ha per person, in 1999.
Colombia ranks 41st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0551 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.054 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.053 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0519 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0509 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0257 ha per person | -48.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0236 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0299 ha per person | +26.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0213 ha per person | -28.7% |
| 2000 | 0.028 ha per person | +31.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0581 ha per person | +107.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0465 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0736 ha per person | +58.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0886 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 0.048 ha per person | -45.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0361 ha per person | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0792 ha per person | +119.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0574 ha per person | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0384 ha per person | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0399 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0315 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0297 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0356 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0498 ha per person | +40.0% |
| 2015 | 0.028 ha per person | -43.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0393 ha per person | +40.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0256 ha per person | -34.7% |
| 2018 | 0.046 ha per person | +79.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0315 ha per person | -31.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0439 ha per person | +39.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0233 ha per person | -46.8% |
| 2022 | 0.037 ha per person | +58.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0263 ha per person | -28.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0278 ha per person | +5.5% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0278 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 ha per person, 21.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0278 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 ha per person, 13.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0416 ha per person | 0.0213 ha per person | 0.0551 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0554 ha per person | 0.028 ha per person | 0.0886 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0357 ha per person | 0.0256 ha per person | 0.0498 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0317 ha per person | 0.0233 ha per person | 0.0439 ha per person | 5 |
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 fires — burned area, per capita in Colombia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Colombia was 0.0278 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0886 ha per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0213 ha per person in 1999.
- How does Colombia rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 41st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.