Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in OECD
OECD: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -53.81 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in OECD, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in OECD stood at -53.81 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 117.8% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in OECD peaked at 303 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -71.54 % change on previous year, in 2004.
OECD ranks 85th 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 OECD, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.0332 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0.0084 % change on previous year | -74.6% |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 5.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -11.27 % change on previous year | -292.8% |
| 1998 | 107.02 % change on previous year | -1049.7% |
| 1999 | -29.82 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 2000 | -33.8 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 2001 | -49.36 % change on previous year | +46.1% |
| 2002 | 88.53 % change on previous year | -279.4% |
| 2003 | 72.27 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 2004 | -71.54 % change on previous year | -199.0% |
| 2005 | 36.54 % change on previous year | -151.1% |
| 2006 | 78.39 % change on previous year | +114.5% |
| 2007 | -35.67 % change on previous year | -145.5% |
| 2008 | -22.88 % change on previous year | -35.9% |
| 2009 | 40.86 % change on previous year | -278.6% |
| 2010 | -48.29 % change on previous year | -218.2% |
| 2011 | 85.58 % change on previous year | -277.2% |
| 2012 | -7.43 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 2013 | 40.45 % change on previous year | -644.4% |
| 2014 | -41.59 % change on previous year | -202.8% |
| 2015 | 86.33 % change on previous year | -307.6% |
| 2016 | -35.74 % change on previous year | -141.4% |
| 2017 | 52.91 % change on previous year | -248.0% |
| 2018 | -3.8 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 2019 | 181.53 % change on previous year | -4871.7% |
| 2020 | -25.82 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 2021 | -49.16 % change on previous year | +90.4% |
| 2022 | -41.69 % change on previous year | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 303 % change on previous year | -826.7% |
| 2024 | -53.81 % change on previous year | -117.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in OECD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +4871.7% | -3.8 % change on previous year | 181.53 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.98 % change on previous year | -29.82 % change on previous year | 107.02 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.33 % change on previous year | -71.54 % change on previous year | 88.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.99 % change on previous year | -48.29 % change on previous year | 181.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5 % change on previous year | -53.81 % change on previous year | 303 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 82 Bhutan -52.13 % change on previous year compare
- 83 Côte d'Ivoire -52.21 % change on previous year compare
- 84 Georgia -52.7 % change on previous year compare
- 86 Caribbean -54.11 % change on previous year compare
- 87 Cuba -60.52 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Mongolia -66.68 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in OECD?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in OECD was -53.81 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 303 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was -71.54 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does OECD rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- OECD ranks 85th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD 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.