Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Honduras
Honduras: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis was 88,225 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Honduras, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Honduras stood at 88,225.
The figure is down 79.0% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Honduras peaked at 756,006 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59,804, in 2004.
That places Honduras 71st out of 225 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 110,721 | — |
| 2003 | 702,492 | +534.5% |
| 2004 | 59,804 | -91.5% |
| 2005 | 578,011 | +866.5% |
| 2006 | 251,473 | -56.5% |
| 2007 | 168,314 | -33.1% |
| 2008 | 211,782 | +25.8% |
| 2009 | 249,433 | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 173,530 | -30.4% |
| 2011 | 440,737 | +154.0% |
| 2012 | 69,957 | -84.1% |
| 2013 | 274,656 | +292.6% |
| 2014 | 362,258 | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 166,511 | -54.0% |
| 2016 | 281,353 | +69.0% |
| 2017 | 134,934 | -52.0% |
| 2018 | 329,866 | +144.5% |
| 2019 | 305,524 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 756,006 | +147.4% |
| 2021 | 109,862 | -85.5% |
| 2022 | 106,063 | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 492,406 | +364.3% |
| 2024 | 419,701 | -14.8% |
| 2025 | 88,225 | -79.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 88,225 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 283,554, 31% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 88,225 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,815, 6.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis 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 | +866.5% | 59,804 | 578,011 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 291,504 | 59,804 | 702,492 | 8 |
| 2010s | 253,933 | 69,957 | 440,737 | 10 |
| 2020s | 328,710 | 88,225 | 756,006 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Honduras?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Honduras was 88,225 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 756,006 in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,804 in 2004.
- How does Honduras rank for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
- Honduras ranks 71st out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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