Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Ecuador
Ecuador: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0.0252 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Ecuador, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.0252 hectares per square kilometre for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 347.7% on the previous year and up 219.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Ecuador peaked at 0.0424 hectares per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre, in 2008.
That places Ecuador 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0012 hectares per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre | +71.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0089 hectares per square kilometre | +329.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 hectares per square kilometre | -59.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | -91.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre | +125.0% |
| 2010 | 0.005 hectares per square kilometre | +544.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 hectares per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0056 hectares per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 hectares per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre | -82.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0143 hectares per square kilometre | +931.2% |
| 2016 | 0.008 hectares per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 hectares per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 0.008 hectares per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0424 hectares per square kilometre | +428.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre | -94.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 hectares per square kilometre | +242.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0252 hectares per square kilometre | +347.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +931.2% | 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0143 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0028 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0089 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0104 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0014 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0424 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0087 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0252 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 6 Nicaragua 0.0371 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 0.0366 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 8 Honduras 0.032 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 10 Greece 0.0228 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 11 Belize 0.0226 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 12 Uganda 0.0222 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Ecuador?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Ecuador was 0.0252 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0424 hectares per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre in 2008.
- How does Ecuador rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 219.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned 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.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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.