Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Bhutan
Bhutan: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was -51.67 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Bhutan, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Bhutan is -51.67 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 155.2% on the previous year and down 121.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Bhutan peaked at 398.29 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -87.31 % change on previous year, in 2003.
Bhutan ranks 83rd of 183 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: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Bhutan, 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 | -56.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -96.7% |
| 1998 | 92.3 % change on previous year | -5131.4% |
| 1999 | 71.98 % change on previous year | -22.0% |
| 2000 | -60.13 % change on previous year | -183.5% |
| 2001 | 54.68 % change on previous year | -190.9% |
| 2002 | -69.59 % change on previous year | -227.3% |
| 2003 | -87.31 % change on previous year | +25.5% |
| 2005 | -40.96 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 2006 | 74.5 % change on previous year | -281.9% |
| 2007 | 398.29 % change on previous year | +434.6% |
| 2008 | -86.73 % change on previous year | -121.8% |
| 2009 | 7 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 2010 | 339.24 % change on previous year | +4745.5% |
| 2011 | -47.71 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 2012 | 242.9 % change on previous year | -609.1% |
| 2013 | -86.4 % change on previous year | -135.6% |
| 2014 | 235.73 % change on previous year | -372.8% |
| 2015 | 7.76 % change on previous year | -96.7% |
| 2016 | -60.39 % change on previous year | -878.3% |
| 2017 | -23.61 % change on previous year | -60.9% |
| 2018 | -50.85 % change on previous year | +115.3% |
| 2019 | -59.09 % change on previous year | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 147.95 % change on previous year | -350.4% |
| 2021 | 32.41 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 2022 | 47.35 % change on previous year | +46.1% |
| 2023 | 93.56 % change on previous year | +97.6% |
| 2024 | -51.67 % change on previous year | -155.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's -51.67 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -46.92 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's -51.67 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.43 % change on previous year. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +5131.4% | -1.83 % change on previous year | 92.3 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +4745.5% | 7 % change on previous year | 339.24 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.79 % change on previous year | -56.35 % change on previous year | 92.3 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.08 % change on previous year | -87.31 % change on previous year | 398.29 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.76 % change on previous year | -86.4 % change on previous year | 339.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.92 % change on previous year | -51.67 % change on previous year | 147.95 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 80 Albania -50 % change on previous year compare
- 81 New Caledonia -50.01 % change on previous year compare
- 82 OECD -50.9 % change on previous year compare
- 84 Côte d'Ivoire -52.27 % change on previous year compare
- 85 Georgia -52.7 % change on previous year compare
- 86 Caribbean -53.99 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Bhutan?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Bhutan was -51.67 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 398.29 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -87.31 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Bhutan rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Bhutan ranks 83rd out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 121.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.