Closed and open shrubland … Burning annual growth rate in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Closed and open shrubland … Burning annual growth rate was 113.61 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) in Middle Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Middle Africa stood at 113.61 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 643.4% on the previous year and up 846.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Middle Africa peaked at 113.61 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -45.93 % change on previous year, in 2006.
That places Middle Africa 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed and open shrubland … Burning annual growth rate in Middle Africa, 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 | 9.54 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 1998 | 55.1 % change on previous year | +2412.0% |
| 1999 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -98.1% |
| 2000 | -17.65 % change on previous year | -1819.9% |
| 2001 | -5.32 % change on previous year | -69.8% |
| 2002 | -16.32 % change on previous year | +206.6% |
| 2003 | 34.33 % change on previous year | -310.4% |
| 2004 | -10.35 % change on previous year | -130.1% |
| 2005 | -10.24 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2006 | -45.93 % change on previous year | +348.6% |
| 2007 | 41.62 % change on previous year | -190.6% |
| 2008 | -42.15 % change on previous year | -201.3% |
| 2009 | -10.61 % change on previous year | -74.8% |
| 2010 | 9.21 % change on previous year | -186.8% |
| 2011 | 13.53 % change on previous year | +46.9% |
| 2012 | -13.1 % change on previous year | -196.8% |
| 2013 | 19.2 % change on previous year | -246.6% |
| 2014 | -15.23 % change on previous year | -179.3% |
| 2015 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 2016 | 35.34 % change on previous year | +2714.6% |
| 2017 | -22.46 % change on previous year | -163.6% |
| 2018 | -17.08 % change on previous year | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 2020 | 52.42 % change on previous year | +3040.3% |
| 2021 | -39.44 % change on previous year | -175.2% |
| 2022 | -45.36 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 2023 | 15.28 % change on previous year | -133.7% |
| 2024 | 113.61 % change on previous year | +643.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed and open shrubland … Burning annual growth rate in Middle Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +3040.3% | 1.67 % change on previous year | 52.42 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +2714.6% | 1.26 % change on previous year | 35.34 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +2412.0% | 2.19 % change on previous year | 55.1 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | -1819.9% | 1.03 % change on previous year | -17.65 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.54 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 55.1 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -8.26 % change on previous year | -45.93 % change on previous year | 41.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 % change on previous year | -22.46 % change on previous year | 35.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3 % change on previous year | -45.36 % change on previous year | 113.61 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 238 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Iraq 237.77 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Russian Federation 236.57 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 236.38 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Cameroon 200 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Myanmar 189.99 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Malawi 187.4 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Middle Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 172.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 101,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 67,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 127.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,407 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,492 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Middle Africa?
- Closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Middle Africa was 113.61 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 113.61 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.93 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Middle Africa rank for closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned)?
- Middle Africa ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 846.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.