Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Panama
Panama: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.003 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Panama, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Panama recorded 0.003 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 43.4% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Panama peaked at 0.0331 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Panama 76th 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0106 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0104 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0101 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0099 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0095 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 ha per person | -85.9% |
| 1997 | 0.001 ha per person | -27.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0081 ha per person | +857.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0331 ha per person | +281.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0274 ha per person | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 ha per person | -87.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0114 ha per person | +233.2% |
| 2007 | 0.004 ha per person | -64.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 ha per person | +68.2% |
| 2009 | 0.016 ha per person | +136.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 ha per person | -80.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0019 ha per person | -39.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 ha per person | +254.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0054 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0152 ha per person | +182.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0088 ha per person | -42.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 ha per person | -60.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0132 ha per person | +286.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0083 ha per person | -36.7% |
| 2021 | 0.001 ha per person | -88.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 ha per person | +45.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 ha per person | +267.6% |
| 2024 | 0.003 ha per person | -43.4% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.003 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0021 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +857.5% | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0331 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0152 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More climate change data for Panama
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.85 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,628 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 129.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 304.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 247.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 57.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9325 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Panama?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Panama was 0.003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0331 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Panama ranks 76th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.