Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0359 ha per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0359 ha per person for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4,742.9% on the previous year and up 351.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0359 ha per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 ha per person, in 2022.
That places Nicaragua 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0106 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0103 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0101 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0099 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0095 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 ha per person | -29.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0057 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0068 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 ha per person | -54.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 ha per person | -55.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0189 ha per person | +1938.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 ha per person | -89.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0199 ha per person | +931.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 ha per person | -80.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 ha per person | -34.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 ha per person | +110.7% |
| 2009 | 0.003 ha per person | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 ha per person | +162.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 ha per person | -80.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 ha per person | +544.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 ha per person | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.004 ha per person | -57.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0101 ha per person | +153.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 ha per person | -84.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 ha per person | +359.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0082 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 ha per person | +65.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 ha per person | -89.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 ha per person | -48.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0359 ha per person | +4742.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0359 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 6832.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0359 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 86.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +4742.9% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0359 ha per person |
| 2003 | +1938.6% | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0189 ha per person |
| 2005 | +931.6% | 0.0019 ha per person | 0.0199 ha per person |
| 2013 | +544.5% | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0079 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0199 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0101 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0129 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0359 ha per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 98.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,149 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,593 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,557 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.78 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 341.31 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.08 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 394.21 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.87 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.49 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0359 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0359 ha per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 8th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 351.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.