Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.016 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Colombia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Colombia stood at 0.016 ha per square kilometre. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 63.1% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 0.2276 ha per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.016 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 53rd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 1997 | 0.046 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0721 ha per square kilometre | +56.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0417 ha per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0654 ha per square kilometre | +56.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | -49.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1251 ha per square kilometre | +282.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0348 ha per square kilometre | -74.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0532 ha per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2276 ha per square kilometre | +327.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0556 ha per square kilometre | -75.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0588 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | -40.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0406 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0504 ha per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0367 ha per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0837 ha per square kilometre | +128.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0859 ha per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | -71.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1589 ha per square kilometre | +557.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0669 ha per square kilometre | -57.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0683 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0241 ha per square kilometre | -64.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0434 ha per square kilometre | +80.2% |
| 2023 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | -63.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.016 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 ha per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.016 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0103 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +557.5% | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | 0.1589 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0589 ha per square kilometre | 0.0408 ha per square kilometre | 0.0721 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0857 ha per square kilometre | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | 0.2276 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | 0.1589 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0379 ha per square kilometre | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0683 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 50 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0223 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Jamaica 0.0217 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 South Africa 0.0167 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Ecuador 0.0136 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Fiji 0.0117 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Italy 0.0109 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Colombia?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Colombia was 0.016 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2276 ha per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.016 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 53rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.