Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 114.2 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in New Zealand, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in New Zealand stood at 114.2 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 52.2% on the previous year and up 214.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in New Zealand peaked at 390.98 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2002.
That places New Zealand 30th 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 New Zealand, 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 | -45.4 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -50.96 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 18.54 % change on previous year | -136.4% |
| 1999 | -11.67 % change on previous year | -162.9% |
| 2000 | 390.98 % change on previous year | -3451.1% |
| 2001 | 18.59 % change on previous year | -95.2% |
| 2002 | -100 % change on previous year | -638.0% |
| 2004 | -80.03 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 2005 | -100 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 2008 | -71.06 % change on previous year | -28.9% |
| 2009 | -53.85 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
| 2010 | -0.0225 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2011 | -83.33 % change on previous year | +370955.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0252 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2014 | -100 % change on previous year | +396563.3% |
| 2018 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -58.9 % change on previous year | -41.1% |
| 2021 | -43.42 % change on previous year | -26.3% |
| 2022 | -52.9 % change on previous year | +21.8% |
| 2023 | 75.04 % change on previous year | -241.9% |
| 2024 | 114.2 % change on previous year | +52.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 114.2 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 114.2 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -43 % change on previous year. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -396563.3% | -0.0252 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -370955.7% | -0.0225 % change on previous year | -83.33 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +3451.1% | -11.67 % change on previous year | 390.98 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -638.0% | 18.59 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -9.94 % change on previous year | -50.96 % change on previous year | 18.54 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6615 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 390.98 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | -56.68 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0225 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2020s | 6.8 % change on previous year | -58.9 % change on previous year | 114.2 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 27 Eswatini 142.03 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Sierra Leone 135.68 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 122.23 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Serbia and Montenegro 100.08 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 98.4 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Philippines 97.98 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 113.13 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 46,323 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 45.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,226 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 691.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in New Zealand?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in New Zealand was 114.2 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 390.98 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does New Zealand rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- New Zealand ranks 30th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.