Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type was 0 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 hectares
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
146th
of 225 countries
All-time high
579.58 hectares
in 2013
All-time low
0 hectares
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Puerto Rico, 2002–2025
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0 hectares for area burned by wildfires by land cover 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 by wildfires by land cover type in Puerto Rico peaked at 579.58 hectares in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, 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 by wildfires by land cover type in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2003 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2004 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2005 | 150.26 hectares | — |
| 2006 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2008 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2009 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2010 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2011 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2012 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2013 | 579.58 hectares | — |
| 2014 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 64.4 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2018 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2019 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2020 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2021 | 21.47 hectares | — |
| 2022 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares | — |
| 2024 | 21.47 hectares | — |
| 2025 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0 hectares is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,758 hectares. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.78 hectares | 0 hectares | 150.26 hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.4 hectares | 0 hectares | 579.58 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.16 hectares | 0 hectares | 21.47 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 146 Aland Islands 0 hectares
- 146 American Samoa 0 hectares
- 146 Andorra 0 hectares
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 0 hectares
- 146 Bahrain 0 hectares
- 146 Barbados 0 hectares compare
- 146 Belgium 0 hectares compare
- 146 Bermuda 0 hectares
- 146 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 hectares compare
- 146 British Virgin Islands 0 hectares
- 146 Brunei 0 hectares compare
- 146 Cape Verde 0 hectares compare
- 146 Cayman Islands 0 hectares
- 146 Comoros 0 hectares compare
- 146 Denmark 0 hectares compare
- 146 Djibouti 0 hectares compare
- 146 Dominica 0 hectares
- 146 Equatorial Guinea 0 hectares
- 146 Estonia 0 hectares compare
- 146 Faroe Islands 0 hectares
- 146 Fiji 0 hectares compare
- 146 Finland 0 hectares compare
- 146 French Polynesia 0 hectares
- 146 French Southern Territories 0 hectares
- 146 Greenland 0 hectares compare
- 146 Grenada 0 hectares compare
- 146 Guadeloupe 0 hectares
- 146 Guam 0 hectares
- 146 Guernsey 0 hectares
- 146 Iceland 0 hectares compare
- 146 Isle of Man 0 hectares
- 146 Jersey 0 hectares
- 146 Jordan 0 hectares compare
- 146 Kuwait 0 hectares compare
- 146 Latvia 0 hectares compare
- 146 Lebanon 0 hectares compare
- 146 Liechtenstein 0 hectares
- 146 Luxembourg 0 hectares
- 146 Macao 0 hectares
- 146 Malta 0 hectares
- 146 Martinique 0 hectares
- 146 Mauritius 0 hectares compare
- 146 Mayotte 0 hectares
- 146 Micronesia (country) 0 hectares
- 146 Montserrat 0 hectares compare
- 146 Nauru 0 hectares
- 146 Netherlands 0 hectares compare
- 146 New Caledonia 0 hectares compare
- 146 Northern Mariana Islands 0 hectares
- 146 Norway 0 hectares compare
- 146 Oman 0 hectares compare
- 146 Palau 0 hectares
- 146 Qatar 0 hectares
- 146 Reunion 0 hectares compare
- 146 Saint Helena 0 hectares
- 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 hectares compare
- 146 Saint Lucia 0 hectares
- 146 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 hectares
- 146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares
- 146 Samoa 0 hectares
- 146 San Marino 0 hectares
- 146 Sao Tome and Principe 0 hectares
- 146 Seychelles 0 hectares
- 146 Singapore 0 hectares
- 146 Solomon Islands 0 hectares compare
- 146 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares
- 146 Sweden 0 hectares compare
- 146 Switzerland 0 hectares compare
- 146 Taiwan 0 hectares compare
- 146 Tokelau 0 hectares
- 146 Tonga 0 hectares
- 146 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares compare
- 146 Tuvalu 0 hectares
- 146 United Arab Emirates 0 hectares
- 146 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 hectares
- 146 United States Virgin Islands 0 hectares
- 146 Vanuatu 0 hectares compare
- 146 Wallis and Futuna 0 hectares
- 146 Western Sahara 0 hectares
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 326.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1,009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 34.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 34.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 36.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0077 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Puerto Rico?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type in Puerto Rico was 0 hectares in 2025, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 579.58 hectares in 2013.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 2002.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Puerto Rico ranks 146th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover 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 Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.