Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Croatia
Croatia: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 599.72 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Croatia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 599.72 % change on previous year for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 708.4% on the previous year and up 699.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Croatia peaked at 599.72 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2006.
That places Croatia 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Croatia, 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 | -57.8 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 290.15 % change on previous year | -602.0% |
| 1998 | 378.48 % change on previous year | +30.4% |
| 1999 | -95.31 % change on previous year | -125.2% |
| 2000 | 391.87 % change on previous year | -511.1% |
| 2001 | -80.52 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 2002 | 80.02 % change on previous year | -199.4% |
| 2003 | -11.12 % change on previous year | -113.9% |
| 2004 | -79.16 % change on previous year | +611.6% |
| 2005 | 259.96 % change on previous year | -428.4% |
| 2006 | -100 % change on previous year | -138.5% |
| 2008 | 10.88 % change on previous year | -110.9% |
| 2009 | -80.39 % change on previous year | -839.2% |
| 2010 | -79.99 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2012 | -76.33 % change on previous year | -4.6% |
| 2013 | -100 % change on previous year | +31.0% |
| 2015 | 455.35 % change on previous year | -555.3% |
| 2016 | -98 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 2018 | -97.78 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 390.48 % change on previous year | -499.4% |
| 2021 | -100 % change on previous year | -125.6% |
| 2023 | -98.57 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 599.72 % change on previous year | -708.4% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 599.72 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 599.72 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -100 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.65 % change on previous year | -95.31 % change on previous year | 378.48 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2000s | 43.5 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 391.87 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5411 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 455.35 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | 197.91 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 599.72 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
- 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
- 8 Ukraine 576.24 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Equatorial Guinea 560.01 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Guyana 496.76 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Croatia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 255.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,454 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 545.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,909 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 68.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,608 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Croatia?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Croatia was 599.72 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 599.72 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Croatia rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Croatia ranks 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 699.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia 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.