Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Haiti
Haiti: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1336 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Haiti, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Haiti is 0.1336 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 537.0% on the previous year and up 537.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Haiti peaked at 0.1336 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 ha per square kilometre, in 2003.
That places Haiti 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Haiti, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0133 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | +129.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | +57.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -90.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0427 ha per square kilometre | +1275.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | -57.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0388 ha per square kilometre | +108.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0225 ha per square kilometre | -42.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0217 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | +137.5% |
| 2013 | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | -52.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0124 ha per square kilometre | -40.7% |
| 2015 | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | +68.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | -63.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0714 ha per square kilometre | +557.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | -67.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0551 ha per square kilometre | +136.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | -43.7% |
| 2022 | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1336 ha per square kilometre | +537.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.1336 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2451 ha per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.1336 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.147 ha per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Haiti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1275.1% | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0427 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +557.1% | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | 0.0714 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +537.0% | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | 0.1336 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | 0.0084 ha per square kilometre | 0.0291 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 0.0714 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0602 ha per square kilometre | 0.021 ha per square kilometre | 0.1336 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More climate change data for Haiti
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.86 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,687 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,441 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 158.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 428.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 119.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4516 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Haiti?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Haiti was 0.1336 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1336 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Haiti rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Haiti ranks 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 537.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Haiti data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.