Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Guyana
Guyana: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 500.46 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Guyana, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 500.46 % change on previous year for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1,066.1% on the previous year and up 12,557.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Guyana peaked at 554.32 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -94.32 % change on previous year, in 2017.
That places Guyana 10th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Guyana, 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 | -14.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 36.02 % change on previous year | -349.5% |
| 1998 | 322.68 % change on previous year | +795.8% |
| 1999 | -91.41 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 2000 | -9.97 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 2001 | 11.67 % change on previous year | -217.1% |
| 2002 | 22.88 % change on previous year | +96.1% |
| 2003 | 554.32 % change on previous year | +2322.8% |
| 2004 | -90.75 % change on previous year | -116.4% |
| 2005 | 55.52 % change on previous year | -161.2% |
| 2006 | -66.7 % change on previous year | -220.1% |
| 2007 | 18.23 % change on previous year | -127.3% |
| 2008 | -29.19 % change on previous year | -260.1% |
| 2009 | 137.53 % change on previous year | -571.2% |
| 2010 | 526.42 % change on previous year | +282.8% |
| 2011 | -94.18 % change on previous year | -117.9% |
| 2012 | 118.65 % change on previous year | -226.0% |
| 2013 | 32.53 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 2014 | 3.95 % change on previous year | -87.8% |
| 2015 | 208.51 % change on previous year | +5173.4% |
| 2016 | 44.84 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 2017 | -94.32 % change on previous year | -310.4% |
| 2018 | 224.01 % change on previous year | -337.5% |
| 2019 | 462.88 % change on previous year | +106.6% |
| 2020 | -37.74 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 2021 | -91.39 % change on previous year | +142.2% |
| 2022 | -51.8 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 2024 | 500.46 % change on previous year | -1066.1% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 500.46 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 500.46 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -33.24 % change on previous year. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +5173.4% | 3.95 % change on previous year | 208.51 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +2322.8% | 22.88 % change on previous year | 554.32 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.09 % change on previous year | -91.41 % change on previous year | 322.68 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 60.35 % change on previous year | -90.75 % change on previous year | 554.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 143.33 % change on previous year | -94.32 % change on previous year | 526.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.88 % change on previous year | -91.39 % change on previous year | 500.46 % change on previous year | 4 |
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More climate change data for Guyana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.90 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 466.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,013 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 121.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 891.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4587 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Guyana?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Guyana was 500.46 % 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 554.32 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -94.32 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Guyana rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Guyana ranks 10th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12,557.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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.