Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Belarus
Belarus: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 399.93 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Belarus, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 399.93 % change on previous year for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 599.9% on the previous year and up 567.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Belarus peaked at 807.48 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -96.93 % change on previous year, in 2007.
Belarus ranks 14th of 184 countries 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 Belarus, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 8.99 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -8.68 % change on previous year | -196.5% |
| 1998 | 8.2 % change on previous year | -194.5% |
| 1999 | 30.01 % change on previous year | +266.1% |
| 2000 | -60.27 % change on previous year | -300.8% |
| 2001 | 35.18 % change on previous year | -158.4% |
| 2002 | 807.48 % change on previous year | +2195.2% |
| 2003 | -59.95 % change on previous year | -107.4% |
| 2004 | -77.61 % change on previous year | +29.5% |
| 2005 | -33.04 % change on previous year | -57.4% |
| 2006 | 257.54 % change on previous year | -879.4% |
| 2007 | -96.93 % change on previous year | -137.6% |
| 2008 | 350.15 % change on previous year | -461.2% |
| 2009 | -16.69 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 2010 | 6.68 % change on previous year | -140.0% |
| 2011 | -53.13 % change on previous year | -895.4% |
| 2013 | -85.54 % change on previous year | +61.0% |
| 2015 | -58.35 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 2016 | -60.93 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2017 | -96 % change on previous year | +57.6% |
| 2019 | -84.92 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 302.93 % change on previous year | -456.7% |
| 2021 | -91.11 % change on previous year | -130.1% |
| 2022 | -37.51 % change on previous year | -58.8% |
| 2023 | -79.99 % change on previous year | +113.2% |
| 2024 | 399.93 % change on previous year | -599.9% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 399.93 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -50 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 399.93 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -100 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Belarus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +2195.2% | 35.18 % change on previous year | 807.48 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5 % change on previous year | -8.68 % change on previous year | 30.01 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2000s | 110.58 % change on previous year | -96.93 % change on previous year | 807.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -61.74 % change on previous year | -96 % change on previous year | 6.68 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.85 % change on previous year | -91.11 % change on previous year | 399.93 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 11 Ecuador 478.57 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Peru 447.66 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Portugal 442 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Bangladesh 396.53 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Gabon 324.73 % change on previous year compare
- 17 South Africa 323.9 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Belarus
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 644.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 348.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 15.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Belarus?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Belarus was 399.93 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 807.48 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -96.93 % change on previous year in 2007.
- How does Belarus rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Belarus ranks 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 567.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belarus 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.