Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in India
India: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 2.59 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in India, 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 India is 2.59 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 108.0% on the previous year and up 113.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in India peaked at 471.41 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -80.59 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places India 57th 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 India, 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 | -80.59 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -14.15 % change on previous year | -82.4% |
| 1998 | 1.69 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 1999 | 108.39 % change on previous year | +6323.7% |
| 2000 | -43.3 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 2001 | 7.2 % change on previous year | -116.6% |
| 2002 | -30.89 % change on previous year | -529.1% |
| 2003 | 403.25 % change on previous year | -1405.3% |
| 2004 | 61.4 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 2005 | -39.53 % change on previous year | -164.4% |
| 2006 | 9.36 % change on previous year | -123.7% |
| 2007 | 63.78 % change on previous year | +581.1% |
| 2008 | -42.18 % change on previous year | -166.1% |
| 2009 | 224.72 % change on previous year | -632.8% |
| 2010 | -18.26 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 2011 | -49.86 % change on previous year | +173.0% |
| 2012 | 137.41 % change on previous year | -375.6% |
| 2013 | -40.89 % change on previous year | -129.8% |
| 2014 | -18.71 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 2015 | -26.73 % change on previous year | +42.9% |
| 2016 | 33.07 % change on previous year | -223.7% |
| 2017 | 58.57 % change on previous year | +77.1% |
| 2018 | -16.53 % change on previous year | -128.2% |
| 2019 | -40.48 % change on previous year | +145.0% |
| 2020 | -49.1 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 471.41 % change on previous year | -1060.1% |
| 2022 | -58.25 % change on previous year | -112.4% |
| 2023 | -32.19 % change on previous year | -44.7% |
| 2024 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -108.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.59 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -47.57 % change on previous year. (38 countries reporting)
- India's 2.59 % change on previous year is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.59 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +6323.7% | 1.69 % change on previous year | 108.39 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7 % change on previous year | -80.59 % change on previous year | 108.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.38 % change on previous year | -43.3 % change on previous year | 403.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 % change on previous year | -49.86 % change on previous year | 137.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.89 % change on previous year | -58.25 % change on previous year | 471.41 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 54 South Sudan 14.18 % change on previous year compare
- 55 Senegal 13.33 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Honduras 11.81 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.43 % change on previous year compare
- 59 Madagascar 0.1695 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in India?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in India was 2.59 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 471.41 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -80.59 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does India rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- India ranks 57th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.