Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Western Africa
Western Africa: Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 38.87 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa is 38.87 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3,663.8% on the previous year and up 804.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Western Africa peaked at 196.32 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -80.81 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Western Africa ranks 10th of 32 groups 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 Western Africa, 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 | 107.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -2.56 % change on previous year | -102.4% |
| 1998 | 56.24 % change on previous year | -2299.5% |
| 1999 | -8.64 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 2000 | -13.07 % change on previous year | +51.3% |
| 2001 | -80.81 % change on previous year | +518.1% |
| 2002 | -49.93 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 2003 | 54.88 % change on previous year | -209.9% |
| 2004 | -43.32 % change on previous year | -178.9% |
| 2005 | 35.14 % change on previous year | -181.1% |
| 2006 | 39.42 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 2007 | -17.19 % change on previous year | -143.6% |
| 2008 | -10.25 % change on previous year | -40.4% |
| 2009 | 28.94 % change on previous year | -382.4% |
| 2010 | -46.86 % change on previous year | -261.9% |
| 2011 | 9.16 % change on previous year | -119.6% |
| 2012 | 63.52 % change on previous year | +593.1% |
| 2013 | -4.15 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 2014 | 4.3 % change on previous year | -203.5% |
| 2015 | 63.66 % change on previous year | +1381.5% |
| 2016 | -60.79 % change on previous year | -195.5% |
| 2017 | -43.89 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 2018 | -41.44 % change on previous year | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 196.32 % change on previous year | -573.8% |
| 2020 | 78.69 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 2021 | -63.38 % change on previous year | -180.5% |
| 2022 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -102.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 2024 | 38.87 % change on previous year | +3663.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Western Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +3663.8% | 1.03 % change on previous year | 38.87 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +2299.5% | -2.56 % change on previous year | 56.24 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9 % change on previous year | -8.64 % change on previous year | 107.04 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -5.62 % change on previous year | -80.81 % change on previous year | 54.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.98 % change on previous year | -60.79 % change on previous year | 196.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.31 % change on previous year | -63.38 % change on previous year | 78.69 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More climate change data for Western Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.21 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Western Africa?
- Forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Western Africa was 38.87 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 196.32 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -80.81 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Western Africa rank for forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Western Africa ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 804.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa 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.