Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Europe
Europe: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 36.1 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Europe, 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 Europe is 36.1 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 303.2% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Europe peaked at 230.96 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -70.32 % change on previous year, in 2013.
That places Europe 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.7979 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 107.32 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -60.26 % change on previous year | -156.1% |
| 1998 | 86.46 % change on previous year | -243.5% |
| 1999 | -34.02 % change on previous year | -139.3% |
| 2000 | 15.1 % change on previous year | -144.4% |
| 2001 | -56.98 % change on previous year | -477.3% |
| 2002 | 85.76 % change on previous year | -250.5% |
| 2003 | 50.2 % change on previous year | -41.5% |
| 2004 | -21.75 % change on previous year | -143.3% |
| 2005 | -40.03 % change on previous year | +84.1% |
| 2006 | 54.65 % change on previous year | -236.5% |
| 2007 | -46.13 % change on previous year | -184.4% |
| 2008 | 199.35 % change on previous year | -532.1% |
| 2009 | -52.72 % change on previous year | -126.4% |
| 2010 | 44.84 % change on previous year | -185.1% |
| 2011 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -94.5% |
| 2012 | 55.05 % change on previous year | +2143.6% |
| 2013 | -70.32 % change on previous year | -227.7% |
| 2014 | 230.96 % change on previous year | -428.4% |
| 2015 | -64.54 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 2016 | 86.48 % change on previous year | -234.0% |
| 2017 | -32.96 % change on previous year | -138.1% |
| 2018 | 44.16 % change on previous year | -234.0% |
| 2019 | -11.99 % change on previous year | -127.2% |
| 2020 | -42.29 % change on previous year | +252.5% |
| 2021 | -2.99 % change on previous year | -92.9% |
| 2022 | 7.05 % change on previous year | -335.9% |
| 2023 | -17.77 % change on previous year | -352.0% |
| 2024 | 36.1 % change on previous year | -303.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +2143.6% | 2.45 % change on previous year | 55.05 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.97 % change on previous year | -60.26 % change on previous year | 107.32 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.74 % change on previous year | -56.98 % change on previous year | 199.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.41 % change on previous year | -70.32 % change on previous year | 230.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.98 % change on previous year | -42.29 % change on previous year | 36.1 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 7 Croatia 599.72 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Ukraine 576.24 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Equatorial Guinea 524.45 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Guyana 500.46 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Ecuador 471.61 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Peru 450.65 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Portugal 442 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.60 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Europe?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Europe was 36.1 % 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 230.96 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -70.32 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Europe rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Europe ranks 10th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe 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.