Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Morocco
Morocco: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -95.24 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Morocco, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Morocco recorded -95.24 % change on previous year for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Morocco peaked at 899.92 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Morocco ranks 100th of 184 countries on this measure, 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 Morocco, 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 | -63.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -40.99 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 1998 | 15.6 % change on previous year | -138.1% |
| 1999 | 101.53 % change on previous year | +550.8% |
| 2000 | -89.02 % change on previous year | -187.7% |
| 2001 | -100 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 458.29 % change on previous year | -558.3% |
| 2005 | -50.74 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 2006 | 63.63 % change on previous year | -225.4% |
| 2007 | -92.59 % change on previous year | -245.5% |
| 2008 | -50 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 2009 | 150 % change on previous year | -400.0% |
| 2010 | -100 % change on previous year | -166.7% |
| 2013 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -81.82 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 899.92 % change on previous year | -1199.9% |
| 2017 | -60 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 2018 | -100 % change on previous year | +66.7% |
| 2020 | 317.67 % change on previous year | -417.7% |
| 2021 | -78.87 % change on previous year | -124.8% |
| 2023 | -92.02 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 2024 | -95.24 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's -95.24 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -47.57 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Morocco's -95.24 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -100 % change on previous year, 95% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Morocco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1199.9% | -81.82 % change on previous year | 899.92 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.46 % change on previous year | -63.04 % change on previous year | 101.53 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.2 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 458.29 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | 76.35 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 899.92 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.89 % change on previous year | -95.24 % change on previous year | 317.67 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 97 Uruguay -87.5 % change on previous year compare
- 98 Italy -88.79 % change on previous year compare
- 99 Dominican Republic -89.92 % change on previous year compare
- 101 Chile -95.87 % change on previous year compare
- 102 North Macedonia -96 % change on previous year compare
- 103 Costa Rica -96.73 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Morocco
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 630.35 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,896 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 343.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,334 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,148 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 186.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 15.65 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Morocco?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Morocco was -95.24 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 899.92 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Morocco rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Morocco ranks 100th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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.