Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Honduras
Honduras: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0.032 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Honduras, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Honduras is 0.032 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 542.3% on the previous year and up 271.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Honduras peaked at 0.032 hectares per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre, in 2021.
Honduras ranks 8th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0046 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.024 hectares per square kilometre | +420.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0111 hectares per square kilometre | -53.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0211 hectares per square kilometre | +89.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 hectares per square kilometre | -75.5% |
| 2007 | 0.005 hectares per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0138 hectares per square kilometre | +176.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre | -77.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0096 hectares per square kilometre | +212.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0146 hectares per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | -60.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 hectares per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | -38.8% |
| 2016 | 0.01 hectares per square kilometre | +73.3% |
| 2017 | 0.004 hectares per square kilometre | -59.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 hectares per square kilometre | +119.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0075 hectares per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0155 hectares per square kilometre | +107.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre | -80.2% |
| 2022 | 0.005 hectares per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 2023 | 0.032 hectares per square kilometre | +542.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.011 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre | 0.024 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0084 hectares per square kilometre | 0.004 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0146 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre | 0.032 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 5 Bolivia 0.0381 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 6 Nicaragua 0.0371 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 0.0366 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 9 Ecuador 0.0252 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 10 Greece 0.0228 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 11 Belize 0.0226 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Honduras?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Honduras was 0.032 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.032 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Honduras rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Honduras ranks 8th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 271.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras 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.