Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2025. ▬ Flat
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, 2006–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico stood at -100 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico peaked at -100 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2006.
That places Puerto Rico 137th out of 158 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2010s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 2020s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 2 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 134 Sri Lanka -95.24 % change on previous year compare
- 135 French Guiana -95.83 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Uzbekistan -96.99 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Austria -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Brunei -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Switzerland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Comoros -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Czechia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Denmark -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Estonia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Finland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Fiji -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 United Kingdom -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Hong Kong -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Ireland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Jordan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Lebanon -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Libya -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Latvia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 New Caledonia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Norway -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Slovakia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Tajikistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 137 Taiwan -100 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9674 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in Puerto Rico was -100 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Puerto Rico ranks 137th out of 158 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.