Annual number of fires in Honduras
Honduras: Annual number of fires was 1,102 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Latest (2026)
1,102
Change on year
up 110.7%
World rank
50th
of 248 countries
All-time high
4,735
in 2020
All-time low
523
in 2025
Years of data
15
2012–2026
Annual number of fires in Honduras, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual number of fires in Honduras is 1,102, measured in 2026.
The figure is up 110.7% on the previous year and down 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual number of fires in Honduras peaked at 4,735 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 523, in 2025.
That places Honduras 50th out of 248 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Annual number of fires in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,113 | — |
| 2013 | 3,351 | +201.1% |
| 2014 | 2,980 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 2,487 | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 2,955 | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 1,764 | -40.3% |
| 2018 | 2,708 | +53.5% |
| 2019 | 3,870 | +42.9% |
| 2020 | 4,735 | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 1,557 | -67.1% |
| 2022 | 1,921 | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 4,119 | +114.4% |
| 2024 | 3,024 | -26.6% |
| 2025 | 523 | -82.7% |
| 2026 | 1,102 | +110.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 1,102 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 625, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 1,102 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.5, 13.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,654 | 1,113 | 3,870 | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,426 | 523 | 4,735 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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 number of fires in Honduras?
- Annual number of fires in Honduras was 1,102 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of fires recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 4,735 in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual number of fires recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 523 in 2025.
- How does Honduras rank for annual number of fires?
- Honduras ranks 50th out of 248 countries with data for 2026.
- Is annual number of fires rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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