Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Colombia is 0.0004 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 24.0% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0058 ha per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Colombia 48th out of 187 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, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0022 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0022 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0021 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.002 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.002 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 ha per person | -38.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 ha per person | +54.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 ha per person | -43.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 ha per person | +54.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0018 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 ha per person | -50.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 ha per person | +276.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 ha per person | -75.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 ha per person | +50.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 ha per person | +322.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 ha per person | -75.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 ha per person | -40.9% |
| 2011 | 0.001 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 ha per person | -28.0% |
| 2014 | 0.002 ha per person | +126.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 ha per person | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 0.002 ha per person | +31.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 ha per person | -72.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 ha per person | +545.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 ha per person | -58.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 ha per person | -65.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 ha per person | +78.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | -63.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 ha per person | +24.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0004 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 3.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0004 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +545.5% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 45 South Sudan 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 46 Ghana 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0004 ha per person compare
- 49 Panama 0.0004 ha per person compare
- 50 Montenegro 0.0004 ha per person compare
- 51 Zimbabwe 0.0004 ha per person compare
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Colombia?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Colombia was 0.0004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 ha per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.