Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 560.01 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Equatorial Guinea stood at 560.01 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 273.3% on the previous year and up 660.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 560.01 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 9th 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 Equatorial Guinea, 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 | -51.05 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | -75 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 200 % change on previous year | -366.7% |
| 2009 | -100 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2011 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -50 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 2019 | -100 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2021 | -94.44 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 100 % change on previous year | -205.9% |
| 2023 | 150 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 560.01 % change on previous year | +273.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 560.01 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -50 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 560.01 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.75 % change on previous year, 82.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.67 % change on previous year | -51.05 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -18.75 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 200 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2010s | -87.5 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2020s | 178.89 % change on previous year | -94.44 % change on previous year | 560.01 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 6 Guatemala 622.29 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Croatia 599.72 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Ukraine 576.24 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Guyana 496.76 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Ecuador 478.57 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Peru 447.66 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Equatorial Guinea was 560.01 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 560.01 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 660.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.