Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Dominican Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 0.0004 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 50.7% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0048 ha per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2016.
That places Dominican Republic 91st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0015 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0015 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0014 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 ha per person | -37.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 ha per person | +124.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 ha per person | -38.0% |
| 1999 | 0.001 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 ha per person | +89.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per person | -81.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0016 ha per person | +385.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 ha per person | -57.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 ha per person | +594.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 ha per person | -81.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 ha per person | +57.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per person | -58.5% |
| 2010 | 0.002 ha per person | +192.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 ha per person | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | -58.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 ha per person | +185.5% |
| 2014 | 0.001 ha per person | -47.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 ha per person | +53.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 ha per person | -93.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 ha per person | +14.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 ha per person | +285.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 ha per person | +72.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 ha per person | -50.7% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 0.0004 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 ha per person, 30% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 0.0004 ha per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 ha per person, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Dominican Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +594.6% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0048 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.002 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More climate change data for Dominican Republic
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 99.83 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,024 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 642.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.42 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Dominican Republic?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Dominican Republic was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0048 ha per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2016.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 91st out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
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 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.