Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Honduras

Honduras: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0262 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0262 ha per person
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
43rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.0657 ha per person
in 2003
All-time low
0.0058 ha per person
in 2012
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Honduras, 1990–2024

00.020.040.061990200720241990: 0.036 ha per person1991: 0.035 ha per person1992: 0.034 ha per person1993: 0.033 ha per person1994: 0.032 ha per person1995: 0.031 ha per person1996: 0.009 ha per person1997: 0.01 ha per person1998: 0.013 ha per person1999: 0.007 ha per person2000: 0.008 ha per person2001: 0.007 ha per person2002: 0.012 ha per person2003: 0.066 ha per person2004: 0.006 ha per person2005: 0.054 ha per person2006: 0.026 ha per person2007: 0.015 ha per person2008: 0.02 ha per person2009: 0.022 ha per person2010: 0.014 ha per person2011: 0.038 ha per person2012: 0.006 ha per person2013: 0.022 ha per person2014: 0.029 ha per person2015: 0.011 ha per person2016: 0.02 ha per person2017: 0.01 ha per person2018: 0.027 ha per person2019: 0.025 ha per person2020: 0.055 ha per person2021: 0.008 ha per person2022: 0.008 ha per person2023: 0.035 ha per person2024: 0.026 ha per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 0.0262 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Honduras peaked at 0.0657 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0058 ha per person, in 2012.

Honduras ranks 43rd of 188 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, per capita in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Honduras, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1990 0.0362 ha per person —
1991 0.0352 ha per person -2.8%
1992 0.0342 ha per person -2.8%
1993 0.0332 ha per person -2.8%
1994 0.0323 ha per person -2.8%
1995 0.0314 ha per person -2.8%
1996 0.0094 ha per person -70.2%
1997 0.0097 ha per person +3.8%
1998 0.0132 ha per person +35.8%
1999 0.0074 ha per person -44.1%
2000 0.008 ha per person +8.8%
2001 0.0068 ha per person -15.1%
2002 0.0117 ha per person +72.4%
2003 0.0657 ha per person +460.1%
2004 0.0058 ha per person -91.1%
2005 0.0537 ha per person +819.5%
2006 0.0265 ha per person -50.7%
2007 0.0153 ha per person -42.2%
2008 0.0203 ha per person +32.6%
2009 0.0215 ha per person +6.0%
2010 0.014 ha per person -34.9%
2011 0.0378 ha per person +169.7%
2012 0.0058 ha per person -84.7%
2013 0.0221 ha per person +282.9%
2014 0.0293 ha per person +32.5%
2015 0.011 ha per person -62.4%
2016 0.0203 ha per person +84.8%
2017 0.01 ha per person -51.0%
2018 0.0269 ha per person +169.6%
2019 0.0246 ha per person -8.3%
2020 0.0553 ha per person +124.4%
2021 0.0085 ha per person -84.7%
2022 0.0078 ha per person -8.3%
2023 0.0345 ha per person +344.1%
2024 0.0262 ha per person -24.0%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 0.0262 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0057 ha per person, 4.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 0.0262 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 ha per person, 12.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Honduras 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +819.5% 0.0058 ha per person 0.0537 ha per person
2003 +460.1% 0.0117 ha per person 0.0657 ha per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0242 ha per person 0.0074 ha per person 0.0362 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0235 ha per person 0.0058 ha per person 0.0657 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0202 ha per person 0.0058 ha per person 0.0378 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0265 ha per person 0.0078 ha per person 0.0553 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 40 Bahamas 0.0314 ha per person compare
  2. 41 Colombia 0.0278 ha per person compare
  3. 42 Niger 0.0268 ha per person compare
  4. 44 Ethiopia 0.0249 ha per person compare
  5. 45 New Caledonia 0.0245 ha per person compare
  6. 46 Kazakhstan 0.0244 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Honduras?
Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Honduras was 0.0262 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 0.0657 ha per person in 2003.
What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0058 ha per person in 2012.
How does Honduras rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
Honduras ranks 43rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Honduras 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

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,504 data points, 1990–2024
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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.