Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 0 in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Cayman Islands, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 0 for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Cayman Islands peaked at 0.7235 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2012.
That places Cayman Islands 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0.7235 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2026 | 0 | — |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0024. (85 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 0 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3566. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1034 | 0 | 0.7235 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 171 Oman 0.0007 compare
- 172 Sweden 0.0007 compare
- 173 Libya 0.0002 compare
- 174 American Samoa 0
- 174 Andorra 0
- 174 Anguilla 0
- 174 Antigua and Barbuda 0 compare
- 174 Aruba 0
- 174 Bahrain 0
- 174 Bermuda 0
- 174 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
- 174 British Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 174 Cook Islands 0
- 174 Curacao 0 compare
- 174 Cyprus 0 compare
- 174 Dominica 0 compare
- 174 Estonia 0 compare
- 174 Falkland Islands 0 compare
- 174 Faroe Islands 0
- 174 French Polynesia 0
- 174 Gibraltar 0
- 174 Guam 0 compare
- 174 Hong Kong 0 compare
- 174 Iceland 0 compare
- 174 Isle of Man 0
- 174 Kiribati 0
- 174 Liechtenstein 0
- 174 Luxembourg 0
- 174 Macao 0
- 174 Maldives 0
- 174 Malta 0 compare
- 174 Marshall Islands 0
- 174 Martinique 0 compare
- 174 Mayotte 0 compare
- 174 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
- 174 Monaco 0
- 174 Montserrat 0 compare
- 174 Nauru 0
- 174 Niue 0
- 174 Norfolk Island 0
- 174 Northern Mariana Islands 0 compare
- 174 Pitcairn 0
- 174 Qatar 0 compare
- 174 Saint Barthelemy 0
- 174 Saint Helena 0
- 174 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 0 compare
- 174 Saint Martin (French Part) 0
- 174 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
- 174 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 174 Samoa 0
- 174 San Marino 0
- 174 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
- 174 Seychelles 0
- 174 Singapore 0
- 174 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
- 174 Tokelau 0
- 174 Tonga 0
- 174 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
- 174 Tuvalu 0
- 174 United Arab Emirates 0 compare
- 174 United States Virgin Islands 0 compare
- 174 Vatican 0
- 174 Wallis and Futuna 0
- 174 Western Sahara 0 compare
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8137 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.359 (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4176 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.01 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Cayman Islands?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Cayman Islands was 0 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7235 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2012.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Cayman Islands ranks 174th out of 236 countries with data for 2026.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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