Area burned wildfires by type in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Area burned wildfires by type was 0 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
146th
of 225 countries
All-time high
579.58
in 2013
All-time low
0
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Area burned wildfires by type in Puerto Rico, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0 for area burned wildfires by type in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned wildfires by type in Puerto Rico peaked at 579.58 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2002.
That places Puerto Rico 146th 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.
Area burned wildfires by type in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 150.26 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 579.58 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 64.4 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 21.47 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 21.47 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | -100.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,758. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.78 | 0 | 150.26 | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.4 | 0 | 579.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.16 | 0 | 21.47 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 146 Aland Islands 0
- 146 American Samoa 0
- 146 Andorra 0
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 146 Bahrain 0
- 146 Barbados 0 compare
- 146 Belgium 0 compare
- 146 Bermuda 0
- 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 compare
- 146 British Virgin Islands 0
- 146 Brunei 0 compare
- 146 Cape Verde 0 compare
- 146 Cayman Islands 0
- 146 Comoros 0 compare
- 146 Denmark 0 compare
- 146 Djibouti 0 compare
- 146 Dominica 0
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 146 Estonia 0 compare
- 146 Faroe Islands 0
- 146 Fiji 0 compare
- 146 Finland 0 compare
- 146 French Polynesia 0
- 146 French Southern Territories 0
- 146 Greenland 0 compare
- 146 Grenada 0 compare
- 146 Guadeloupe 0
- 146 Guam 0
- 146 Guernsey 0
- 146 Iceland 0 compare
- 146 Isle of Man 0
- 146 Jersey 0
- 146 Jordan 0 compare
- 146 Kuwait 0 compare
- 146 Latvia 0 compare
- 146 Lebanon 0 compare
- 146 Liechtenstein 0
- 146 Luxembourg 0
- 146 Macao 0
- 146 Malta 0
- 146 Martinique 0
- 146 Mauritius 0 compare
- 146 Mayotte 0
- 146 Micronesia (country) 0
- 146 Montserrat 0 compare
- 146 Nauru 0
- 146 Netherlands 0 compare
- 146 New Caledonia 0 compare
- 146 Northern Mariana Islands 0
- 146 Norway 0 compare
- 146 Oman 0 compare
- 146 Palau 0
- 146 Qatar 0
- 146 Reunion 0 compare
- 146 Saint Helena 0
- 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 146 Saint Lucia 0
- 146 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 146 Samoa 0
- 146 San Marino 0
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 146 Seychelles 0
- 146 Singapore 0
- 146 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 146 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0
- 146 Sweden 0 compare
- 146 Switzerland 0 compare
- 146 Taiwan 0 compare
- 146 Tokelau 0
- 146 Tonga 0
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
- 146 Tuvalu 0
- 146 United Arab Emirates 0
- 146 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0
- 146 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 146 Vanuatu 0 compare
- 146 Wallis and Futuna 0
- 146 Western Sahara 0
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 34.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)
- 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) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 70.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 256.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 20.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned wildfires by type in Puerto Rico?
- Area burned wildfires by type in Puerto Rico was 0 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 579.58 in 2013.
- What is the lowest area burned wildfires by type recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2002.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for area burned wildfires by type?
- Puerto Rico ranks 146th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned wildfires by type rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Area burned wildfires by type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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