Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0084 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Colombia, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Colombia is 0.0084 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0205 hectares per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 hectares per person, in 2012.
That places Colombia 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0093 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.014 hectares per person | +49.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0205 hectares per person | +46.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0126 hectares per person | -38.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0103 hectares per person | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0202 hectares per person | +97.1% |
| 2008 | 0.016 hectares per person | -20.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0113 hectares per person | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 hectares per person | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 hectares per person | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 hectares per person | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0081 hectares per person | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0123 hectares per person | +52.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0086 hectares per person | -30.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0128 hectares per person | +49.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0102 hectares per person | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0155 hectares per person | +52.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0099 hectares per person | -36.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0158 hectares per person | +60.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 hectares per person | -51.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 hectares per person | +50.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0095 hectares per person | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0097 hectares per person | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0084 hectares per person | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0143 hectares per person | 0.0093 hectares per person | 0.0205 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 hectares per person | 0.0066 hectares per person | 0.0155 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 hectares per person | 0.0077 hectares per person | 0.0158 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Colombia?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Colombia was 0.0084 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0205 hectares per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 hectares per person in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 47th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.