Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0037 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Ecuador, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Ecuador is 0.0037 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 339.8% on the previous year and up 679.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0037 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 ha per person, in 2008.
That places Ecuador 67th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0022 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0022 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.002 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per person | -82.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 ha per person | +55.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | -57.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 ha per person | +462.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 ha per person | -72.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 ha per person | +192.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 ha per person | +121.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 ha per person | -50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | -88.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 ha per person | +1265.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 ha per person | -81.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 ha per person | +610.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0014 ha per person | -36.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | -65.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 ha per person | +135.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 ha per person | +216.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 ha per person | -77.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 ha per person | +46.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 ha per person | +120.0% |
| 2020 | 0.002 ha per person | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 ha per person | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 ha per person | +66.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 ha per person | -72.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 ha per person | +339.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0037 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0013 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0037 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 ha per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1265.6% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person |
| 2011 | +610.5% | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More climate change data for Ecuador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 218.44 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14,437 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 515.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,911 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,423 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.62 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Ecuador?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0037 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 ha per person in 2008.
- How does Ecuador rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 679.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.