Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was -36.22 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is -36.22 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 22.2% on the previous year and down 290.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in European Union (27) peaked at 560.83 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -91.81 % change on previous year, in 2018.
That places European Union (27) 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 3.73 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0.3218 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 1.68 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 31.48 % change on previous year | +1768.4% |
| 1998 | 39.36 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 1999 | -55.5 % change on previous year | -241.0% |
| 2000 | 44.17 % change on previous year | -179.6% |
| 2001 | -79.8 % change on previous year | -280.7% |
| 2002 | 64.18 % change on previous year | -180.4% |
| 2003 | 560.83 % change on previous year | +773.8% |
| 2004 | -86.23 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 2005 | 459.29 % change on previous year | -632.6% |
| 2006 | -48.14 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 2007 | 22.02 % change on previous year | -145.8% |
| 2008 | -76.26 % change on previous year | -446.3% |
| 2009 | 35.5 % change on previous year | -146.6% |
| 2010 | 16.68 % change on previous year | -53.0% |
| 2011 | 10.54 % change on previous year | -36.8% |
| 2012 | 102 % change on previous year | +867.5% |
| 2013 | -64.65 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 2014 | 18.97 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 2015 | -27.86 % change on previous year | -246.8% |
| 2016 | 149.76 % change on previous year | -637.5% |
| 2017 | 284.22 % change on previous year | +89.8% |
| 2018 | -91.81 % change on previous year | -132.3% |
| 2019 | 66.09 % change on previous year | -172.0% |
| 2020 | 70.33 % change on previous year | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 76.12 % change on previous year | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 55.22 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 2023 | -29.63 % change on previous year | -153.7% |
| 2024 | -36.22 % change on previous year | +22.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in European Union (27) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1768.4% | 1.68 % change on previous year | 31.48 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.34 % change on previous year | -55.5 % change on previous year | 39.36 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 89.56 % change on previous year | -86.23 % change on previous year | 560.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.39 % change on previous year | -91.81 % change on previous year | 284.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.16 % change on previous year | -36.22 % change on previous year | 76.12 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 23 Belize 219.09 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Burundi 207.34 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 150 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Türkiye 146.19 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Eswatini 142.03 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Sierra Leone 135.71 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 122.23 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.88 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in European Union (27)?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in European Union (27) was -36.22 % 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 560.83 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was -91.81 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does European Union (27) rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- European Union (27) ranks 26th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 290.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.