Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.003 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago is 0.003 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 225.2% on the previous year and up 220.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.0041 ha per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2002.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 75th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0008 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0008 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | -89.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per person | -28.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | +303.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 ha per person | -70.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 ha per person | +226.7% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0.001 ha per person | — |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | -69.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 ha per person | +200.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 ha per person | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 ha per person | -77.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | +19.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 ha per person | +1297.4% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.001 ha per person | +2987.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 ha per person | +234.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | -76.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per person | -80.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | +184.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 ha per person | +149.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 ha per person | -82.0% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 ha per person | — |
| 2024 | 0.003 ha per person | +225.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago'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 Trinidad and Tobago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2987.6% | 0 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person |
| 2010 | +1297.4% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More climate change data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.07 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 292.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 171.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 52.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.003 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0041 ha per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2002.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 75th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.