Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area) in Somalia
Somalia: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area) was 120.02 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Somalia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate in Somalia is 120.02 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.7% on the previous year and up 435.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate in Somalia peaked at 899.78 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Somalia ranks 18th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 29.45 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -7.03 % change on previous year | -123.9% |
| 1998 | 408.24 % change on previous year | -5908.2% |
| 1999 | -28.62 % change on previous year | -107.0% |
| 2000 | -71.92 % change on previous year | +151.3% |
| 2001 | -100 % change on previous year | +39.0% |
| 2004 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 187.51 % change on previous year | -287.5% |
| 2007 | -65.22 % change on previous year | -134.8% |
| 2008 | -100 % change on previous year | +53.3% |
| 2010 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 215.48 % change on previous year | -315.5% |
| 2014 | -35.74 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 2015 | -100 % change on previous year | +179.8% |
| 2017 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -92.98 % change on previous year | -7.0% |
| 2022 | -75 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 899.78 % change on previous year | -1299.8% |
| 2024 | 120.02 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 120.02 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year. (21 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 120.02 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -82.68 % change on previous year. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area) in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +5908.2% | -7.03 % change on previous year | 408.24 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1299.8% | -75 % change on previous year | 899.78 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.67 % change on previous year | -28.62 % change on previous year | 408.24 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -41.6 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 187.51 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2010s | -36.71 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 215.48 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | 212.95 % change on previous year | -92.98 % change on previous year | 899.78 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 15 Azerbaijan 159.99 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Mali 150 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Peru 142.92 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Pakistan 116.53 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Angola 110.4 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Eswatini 103.57 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Somalia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 530.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 497.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate in Somalia?
- Closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate in Somalia was 120.02 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 899.78 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Somalia rank for closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 18th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 435.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.