Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Honduras
Honduras: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 3.28 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Honduras, 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 Honduras is 3.28 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 351.8% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Honduras peaked at 5 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3812 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Honduras 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in Honduras, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4934 ha per square kilometre | -69.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5268 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7348 ha per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4215 ha per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4712 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.411 ha per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7274 ha per square kilometre | +77.0% |
| 2003 | 4.18 ha per square kilometre | +474.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3812 ha per square kilometre | -90.9% |
| 2005 | 3.59 ha per square kilometre | +842.1% |
| 2006 | 1.81 ha per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 2007 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 2008 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 2009 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | +175.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4496 ha per square kilometre | -84.4% |
| 2013 | 1.76 ha per square kilometre | +290.6% |
| 2014 | 2.37 ha per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9088 ha per square kilometre | -61.7% |
| 2016 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | +88.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8541 ha per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 2018 | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | +174.5% |
| 2019 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 5 ha per square kilometre | +128.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7795 ha per square kilometre | -84.4% |
| 2022 | 0.727 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 3.28 ha per square kilometre | +351.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 3.28 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2451 ha per square kilometre, 13.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 3.28 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.147 ha per square kilometre, 22.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +842.1% | 0.3812 ha per square kilometre | 3.59 ha per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +474.7% | 0.7274 ha per square kilometre | 4.18 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 0.4215 ha per square kilometre | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | 0.3812 ha per square kilometre | 4.18 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | 0.4496 ha per square kilometre | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | 0.727 ha per square kilometre | 5 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More climate change data for Honduras
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.92 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,603 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,686 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 167.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 799.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 752.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 47.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.84 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Honduras?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Honduras was 3.28 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 5 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3812 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Honduras rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Honduras ranks 29th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. 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 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.