Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0719 ha per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.0719 ha per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 905.8% on the previous year and up 145.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0719 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 ha per person, in 2001.
Nicaragua ranks 29th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0316 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0309 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0302 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0295 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0289 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0283 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.009 ha per person | -68.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0091 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0113 ha per person | +24.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0084 ha per person | -25.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0089 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0065 ha per person | -27.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0515 ha per person | +608.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0139 ha per person | -73.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0618 ha per person | +345.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0176 ha per person | -71.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0156 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0276 ha per person | +76.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0099 ha per person | -64.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0339 ha per person | +243.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0179 ha per person | -47.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0102 ha per person | -43.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0293 ha per person | +187.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0359 ha per person | +22.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0103 ha per person | -71.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0264 ha per person | +156.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 ha per person | -70.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0262 ha per person | +239.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0217 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0343 ha per person | +58.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0092 ha per person | -73.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0071 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0719 ha per person | +905.8% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0719 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0057 ha per person, 12.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0719 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 ha per person, 33.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +905.8% | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.0719 ha per person |
| 2003 | +608.0% | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0515 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0217 ha per person | 0.0084 ha per person | 0.0316 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0221 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0618 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.022 ha per person | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0359 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0306 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person | 0.0719 ha per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 98.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,149 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,593 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,557 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.78 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 341.31 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.08 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 394.21 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.87 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.49 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0719 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0719 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.