Woody savanna — Burned Area in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Woody savanna — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 ha
World rank
98th
of 220 countries
All-time high
171.18 ha
in 2015
All-time low
0 ha
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Woody savanna — Burned Area in Puerto Rico, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0 ha for woody savanna — burned area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area in Puerto Rico peaked at 171.18 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2001.
That places Puerto Rico 98th out of 220 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.56 ha | — |
| 1991 | 23.56 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23.56 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23.56 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 23.56 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.56 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 29.06 ha | +23.3% |
| 1997 | 20.94 ha | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 21.67 ha | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 13.84 ha | -36.2% |
| 2000 | 19.95 ha | +44.2% |
| 2001 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha | — |
| 2007 | 21.4 ha | — |
| 2008 | 21.4 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 21.4 ha | — |
| 2011 | 42.79 ha | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 85.59 ha | +100.0% |
| 2013 | 64.19 ha | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 42.8 ha | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 171.18 ha | +300.0% |
| 2016 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 ha | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha | — |
| 2019 | 42.79 ha | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 64.2 ha | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 ha | — |
| 2024 | 0 ha | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.69 ha | 13.84 ha | 29.06 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.27 ha | 0 ha | 21.4 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.08 ha | 0 ha | 171.18 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.84 ha | 0 ha | 64.2 ha | 5 |
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- 98 Andorra 0 ha
- 98 Anguilla 0 ha
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- 98 Aruba 0 ha
- 98 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
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- 98 Bahrain 0 ha
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- 98 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 ha compare
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- 98 Bermuda 0 ha
- 98 Botswana 0 ha compare
- 98 British Virgin Islands 0 ha
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- 98 Burkina Faso 0 ha compare
- 98 Cayman Islands 0 ha
- 98 Chad 0 ha compare
- 98 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
- 98 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
- 98 China, Taiwan Province of 0 ha compare
- 98 Cook Islands 0 ha
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- 98 Czechia 0 ha compare
- 98 Denmark 0 ha compare
- 98 Djibouti 0 ha
- 98 Dominica 0 ha
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- 98 Eritrea 0 ha compare
- 98 Estonia 0 ha compare
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- 98 Faroe Islands 0 ha
- 98 Fiji 0 ha compare
- 98 Finland 0 ha compare
- 98 French Polynesia 0 ha
- 98 Gambia 0 ha compare
- 98 Germany 0 ha compare
- 98 Gibraltar 0 ha compare
- 98 Greenland 0 ha
- 98 Grenada 0 ha compare
- 98 Guadeloupe 0 ha
- 98 Guam 0 ha
- 98 Haiti 0 ha compare
- 98 Iceland 0 ha
- 98 Iraq 0 ha compare
- 98 Ireland 0 ha compare
- 98 Isle of Man 0 ha compare
- 98 Israel 0 ha compare
- 98 Jordan 0 ha
- 98 Kazakhstan 0 ha compare
- 98 Kiribati 0 ha
- 98 Kuwait 0 ha
- 98 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha compare
- 98 Latvia 0 ha compare
- 98 Lebanon 0 ha compare
- 98 Lesotho 0 ha compare
- 98 Libya 0 ha compare
- 98 Liechtenstein 0 ha
- 98 Lithuania 0 ha compare
- 98 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 98 Maldives 0 ha
- 98 Mali 0 ha compare
- 98 Malta 0 ha
- 98 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 98 Martinique 0 ha
- 98 Mauritania 0 ha compare
- 98 Mauritius 0 ha compare
- 98 Montserrat 0 ha compare
- 98 Namibia 0 ha compare
- 98 Naoero 0 ha
- 98 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha
- 98 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
- 98 Niger 0 ha compare
- 98 Niue 0 ha
- 98 Norfolk Island 0 ha
- 98 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
- 98 Norway 0 ha compare
- 98 Oman 0 ha
- 98 Palau 0 ha
- 98 Palestine, State of 0 ha
- 98 Pitcairn 0 ha
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- 98 Qatar 0 ha
- 98 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
- 98 Réunion 0 ha compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha
- 98 Saint Lucia 0 ha
- 98 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
- 98 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
- 98 Samoa 0 ha
- 98 San Marino 0 ha
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- 98 Saudi Arabia 0 ha
- 98 Senegal 0 ha compare
- 98 Seychelles 0 ha
- 98 Singapore 0 ha
- 98 Slovakia 0 ha compare
- 98 Slovenia 0 ha compare
- 98 Solomon Islands 0 ha compare
- 98 Somalia 0 ha compare
- 98 Sudan 0 ha
- 98 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
- 98 Sweden 0 ha compare
- 98 Switzerland 0 ha compare
- 98 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
- 98 Tokelau 0 ha
- 98 Tonga 0 ha
- 98 Turkmenistan 0 ha compare
- 98 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
- 98 Tuvalu 0 ha
- 98 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
- 98 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
- 98 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 98 Uruguay 0 ha compare
- 98 Uzbekistan 0 ha compare
- 98 Vanuatu 0 ha compare
- 98 Western Sahara 0 ha
- 98 Yemen 0 ha
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0007 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area in Puerto Rico?
- Woody savanna — burned area in Puerto Rico was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 171.18 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2001.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for woody savanna — burned area?
- Puerto Rico ranks 98th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.