Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 224.99 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 224.99 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 365.9% on the previous year and up 325.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at 961.7 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2014.
That places El Salvador 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 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 | -98.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 961.7 % change on previous year | -1074.3% |
| 1998 | 207.68 % change on previous year | -78.4% |
| 1999 | -3.33 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 2000 | 12.42 % change on previous year | -472.6% |
| 2001 | -18.16 % change on previous year | -246.2% |
| 2002 | -82.35 % change on previous year | +353.6% |
| 2003 | 166.66 % change on previous year | -302.4% |
| 2004 | 100 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 2005 | 237.5 % change on previous year | +137.5% |
| 2006 | -83.33 % change on previous year | -135.1% |
| 2007 | -88.89 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 300 % change on previous year | -437.5% |
| 2009 | -75 % change on previous year | -125.0% |
| 2010 | 299.97 % change on previous year | -500.0% |
| 2011 | -75 % change on previous year | -125.0% |
| 2014 | -100 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 2016 | -97.91 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2018 | -73 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 167.18 % change on previous year | -329.0% |
| 2020 | -61.4 % change on previous year | -136.7% |
| 2021 | -95.45 % change on previous year | +55.5% |
| 2022 | 766.62 % change on previous year | -903.1% |
| 2023 | -84.62 % change on previous year | -111.0% |
| 2024 | 224.99 % change on previous year | -365.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 224.99 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -50 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 224.99 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -33.8 % change on previous year. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1074.3% | -98.7 % change on previous year | 961.7 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118.59 % change on previous year | -98.7 % change on previous year | 961.7 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.89 % change on previous year | -88.89 % change on previous year | 300 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.21 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 299.97 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | 150.03 % change on previous year | -95.45 % change on previous year | 766.62 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 19 Hungary 299.98 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Congo 271.93 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Brazil 235.31 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Belize 219.09 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Burundi 200 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 150 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for El Salvador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in El Salvador?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in El Salvador was 224.99 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 961.7 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 22nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 325.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.