Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Caribbean
Caribbean: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -54.11 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Caribbean, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Caribbean is -54.11 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 109.9% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Caribbean peaked at 545.89 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -85.35 % change on previous year, in 2018.
Caribbean ranks 86th 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 Caribbean, 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 | -4.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 10.91 % change on previous year | -362.9% |
| 1998 | 20.5 % change on previous year | +87.9% |
| 1999 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 2000 | 22.03 % change on previous year | +366.1% |
| 2001 | -72.31 % change on previous year | -428.2% |
| 2002 | 74.48 % change on previous year | -203.0% |
| 2003 | -74.44 % change on previous year | -199.9% |
| 2004 | 400.89 % change on previous year | -638.6% |
| 2005 | 119.2 % change on previous year | -70.3% |
| 2006 | -55.65 % change on previous year | -146.7% |
| 2007 | -46.47 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 52.45 % change on previous year | -212.9% |
| 2009 | 71.47 % change on previous year | +36.3% |
| 2010 | -56.89 % change on previous year | -179.6% |
| 2011 | 184.61 % change on previous year | -424.5% |
| 2012 | -70.47 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 2013 | 181.93 % change on previous year | -358.2% |
| 2014 | -63.93 % change on previous year | -135.1% |
| 2015 | 186.22 % change on previous year | -391.3% |
| 2016 | -53.34 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 2017 | 127.6 % change on previous year | -339.2% |
| 2018 | -85.35 % change on previous year | -166.9% |
| 2019 | 34.56 % change on previous year | -140.5% |
| 2020 | 414.15 % change on previous year | +1098.4% |
| 2021 | -52.63 % change on previous year | -112.7% |
| 2022 | -59.33 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 545.89 % change on previous year | -1020.0% |
| 2024 | -54.11 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.55 % change on previous year | -4.15 % change on previous year | 20.5 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.17 % change on previous year | -74.44 % change on previous year | 400.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.49 % change on previous year | -85.35 % change on previous year | 186.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 158.79 % change on previous year | -59.33 % change on previous year | 545.89 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 83 Côte d'Ivoire -52.21 % change on previous year compare
- 84 Georgia -52.7 % change on previous year compare
- 85 OECD -53.81 % change on previous year compare
- 87 Cuba -60.52 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Mongolia -66.68 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Canada -73.9 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 196.02 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Caribbean?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Caribbean was -54.11 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 545.89 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -85.35 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Caribbean rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Caribbean ranks 86th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.