Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0.0145 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in El Salvador is 0.0145 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.3% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.0632 hectares per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per square kilometre, in 2010.
El Salvador ranks 103rd of 206 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.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0052 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0145 hectares per square kilometre | +180.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0104 hectares per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0135 hectares per square kilometre | +225.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0197 hectares per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 2009 | 0.028 hectares per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0632 hectares per square kilometre | +2950.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0124 hectares per square kilometre | -80.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0352 hectares per square kilometre | +183.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre | -79.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0259 hectares per square kilometre | +257.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0435 hectares per square kilometre | +68.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0186 hectares per square kilometre | -57.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0414 hectares per square kilometre | +122.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0176 hectares per square kilometre | -57.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0311 hectares per square kilometre | +76.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0145 hectares per square kilometre | -53.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2950.0% | 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0632 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0128 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | 0.028 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0214 hectares per square kilometre | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0632 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0262 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0145 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0414 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 100 Turkey 0.0233 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 101 China 0.022 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 102 Bahamas 0.015 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 104 Romania 0.0136 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 105 Morocco 0.013 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 106 Lebanon 0.0126 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.0145 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0632 hectares per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does El Salvador rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 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.