Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Americas
Americas: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 98.79 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Americas, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Americas stood at 98.79 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 60.2% on the previous year and up 891.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Americas peaked at 352.94 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -64.26 % change on previous year, in 2011.
Americas ranks 3rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Americas, 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 | -31.54 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -2.19 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 1998 | 96.74 % change on previous year | -4522.4% |
| 1999 | -20.4 % change on previous year | -121.1% |
| 2000 | -53.9 % change on previous year | +164.2% |
| 2001 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -107.7% |
| 2002 | 104.27 % change on previous year | +2426.9% |
| 2003 | 5.86 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 2004 | 18.55 % change on previous year | +216.8% |
| 2005 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -91.9% |
| 2006 | -38.18 % change on previous year | -2653.3% |
| 2007 | 96.04 % change on previous year | -351.5% |
| 2008 | -56.36 % change on previous year | -158.7% |
| 2009 | -42.1 % change on previous year | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 352.94 % change on previous year | -938.2% |
| 2011 | -64.26 % change on previous year | -118.2% |
| 2012 | 10.82 % change on previous year | -116.8% |
| 2013 | -32.86 % change on previous year | -403.8% |
| 2014 | -12.48 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 2015 | 113.97 % change on previous year | -1013.1% |
| 2016 | -22.84 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 2017 | 33.2 % change on previous year | -245.3% |
| 2018 | -40.33 % change on previous year | -221.5% |
| 2019 | 117.97 % change on previous year | -392.5% |
| 2020 | 17.9 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 2021 | -26.55 % change on previous year | -248.3% |
| 2022 | -14.28 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 2023 | 61.67 % change on previous year | -531.8% |
| 2024 | 98.79 % change on previous year | +60.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Americas 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 | +4522.4% | -2.19 % change on previous year | 96.74 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -2653.3% | 1.5 % change on previous year | -38.18 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +2426.9% | 4.13 % change on previous year | 104.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.73 % change on previous year | -31.54 % change on previous year | 96.74 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.98 % change on previous year | -56.36 % change on previous year | 104.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.61 % change on previous year | -64.26 % change on previous year | 352.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.51 % change on previous year | -26.55 % change on previous year | 98.79 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 Malaysia 881.67 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 833.55 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 761.23 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Paraguay 696.95 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Suriname 671.24 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Guatemala 622.29 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Americas?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Americas was 98.79 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 352.94 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was -64.26 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Americas rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 891.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — 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 Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — 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 Forest fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.