Eastern Africa vs Somalia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Eastern Africa
6.25 % change on previous year
in 2024
Somalia
291.23 % change on previous year
in 2024
Eastern Africa rank
13th
Somalia rank
15th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Eastern Africa
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 291.23 % change on previous year against 6.25 % change on previous year in Eastern Africa, a difference of 284.98 % change on previous year.
That makes Somalia's figure about 46.6 times Eastern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Somalia ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 15th of 32 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0916 % change on previous year | 17.92 % change on previous year | 17.83 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2000s | -0.0145 % change on previous year | 59.84 % change on previous year | 59.86 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | -4.38 % change on previous year | 53.33 % change on previous year | 57.71 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.86 % change on previous year | 158.54 % change on previous year | 156.69 % change on previous year | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Eastern Africa or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 291.23 % change on previous year against 6.25 % change on previous year in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Eastern Africa and Somalia?
- 284.98 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Somalia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Somalia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Eastern Africa ranks 13th and Somalia ranks 15th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.