Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in French Guiana
French Guiana: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 33.33 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in French Guiana, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
French Guiana recorded 33.33 % change on previous year for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 133.3% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in French Guiana peaked at 575 % change on previous year in 2008 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places French Guiana 48th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 French Guiana, 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 | 77.34 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 33.57 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 1998 | -11.02 % change on previous year | -132.8% |
| 1999 | 110.26 % change on previous year | -1100.5% |
| 2000 | -99.01 % change on previous year | -189.8% |
| 2001 | -100 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 300.01 % change on previous year | -400.0% |
| 2004 | -16.67 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 2005 | 299.99 % change on previous year | -1900.0% |
| 2006 | -87.5 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 2007 | -20 % change on previous year | -77.1% |
| 2008 | 575 % change on previous year | -2974.9% |
| 2009 | -85.19 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 2010 | 50.01 % change on previous year | -158.7% |
| 2011 | -100 % change on previous year | -300.0% |
| 2013 | -66.67 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 100.01 % change on previous year | -250.0% |
| 2015 | 250 % change on previous year | +150.0% |
| 2016 | 14.29 % change on previous year | -94.3% |
| 2017 | -87.5 % change on previous year | -712.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0009 % change on previous year | -180.0% |
| 2020 | -50 % change on previous year | +5343176.4% |
| 2021 | 500.04 % change on previous year | -1100.0% |
| 2022 | -100 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 2024 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in French Guiana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -5343176.4% | -0.0009 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +2974.9% | -20 % change on previous year | 575 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +1900.0% | -16.67 % change on previous year | 299.99 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.35 % change on previous year | -11.02 % change on previous year | 110.26 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 85.18 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 575 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.79 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 250 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.84 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 500.04 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near French Guiana
- 45 Ghana 48.86 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.65 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Malawi 35.18 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Uganda 29.91 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Zambia 26.76 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Nicaragua 22.64 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for French Guiana
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 77.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 45.99 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.06 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 74.95 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in French Guiana?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in French Guiana was 33.33 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in French Guiana?
- The highest recorded value was 575 % change on previous year in 2008.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in French Guiana?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does French Guiana rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- French Guiana ranks 48th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in French Guiana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Guiana 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.