Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Angola
Angola: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 17.85 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Angola, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Angola recorded 17.85 % change on previous year for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 705.0% on the previous year and up 603.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Angola peaked at 100.82 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -40.49 % change on previous year, in 1996.
Angola ranks 52nd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Angola, 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 | -40.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -10.79 % change on previous year | -73.4% |
| 1998 | 34.84 % change on previous year | -422.9% |
| 1999 | -6.81 % change on previous year | -119.6% |
| 2000 | -27.91 % change on previous year | +309.7% |
| 2001 | 100.82 % change on previous year | -461.2% |
| 2002 | -4.62 % change on previous year | -104.6% |
| 2003 | 8.89 % change on previous year | -292.4% |
| 2004 | 13.88 % change on previous year | +56.1% |
| 2005 | 6.07 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 2006 | -17.45 % change on previous year | -387.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1618 % change on previous year | -100.9% |
| 2008 | 11.36 % change on previous year | +6920.9% |
| 2009 | 15.87 % change on previous year | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 9.79 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 2011 | -6.94 % change on previous year | -170.9% |
| 2012 | 4.23 % change on previous year | -161.0% |
| 2013 | -10.46 % change on previous year | -347.1% |
| 2014 | -3.54 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7404 % change on previous year | -120.9% |
| 2016 | -12.4 % change on previous year | -1775.0% |
| 2017 | 29.77 % change on previous year | -340.0% |
| 2018 | -37.58 % change on previous year | -226.3% |
| 2019 | 43.22 % change on previous year | -215.0% |
| 2020 | -19.25 % change on previous year | -144.5% |
| 2021 | -6 % change on previous year | -68.8% |
| 2022 | -22.13 % change on previous year | +268.8% |
| 2023 | -2.95 % change on previous year | -86.7% |
| 2024 | 17.85 % change on previous year | -705.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 17.85 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -47.57 % change on previous year. (38 countries reporting)
- Angola's 17.85 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.75 % change on previous year, 2.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Angola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +6920.9% | 0.1618 % change on previous year | 11.36 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -1775.0% | 0.7404 % change on previous year | -12.4 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.58 % change on previous year | -40.49 % change on previous year | 34.84 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.71 % change on previous year | -27.91 % change on previous year | 100.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 % change on previous year | -37.58 % change on previous year | 43.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.5 % change on previous year | -22.13 % change on previous year | 17.85 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 49 Uganda 29.91 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Zambia 26.76 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Nicaragua 22.64 % change on previous year compare
- 53 Nigeria 16.14 % change on previous year compare
- 54 South Sudan 14.18 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Senegal 13.33 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Angola
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 42.42 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,873 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,998 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,875 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 316.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 496.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 198.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Angola?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Angola was 17.85 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 100.82 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.49 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Angola rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Angola ranks 52nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 603.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola 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.