Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Malaysia
Malaysia: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 885.69 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 885.69 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 78.4% on the previous year and up 197.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malaysia peaked at 885.69 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -99.41 % change on previous year, in 2017.
That places Malaysia 1st 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 Malaysia, 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 | -2.35 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 59.61 % change on previous year | -2636.0% |
| 1998 | 855.67 % change on previous year | +1335.5% |
| 1999 | -95.33 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 2000 | 5.89 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 2001 | -90.26 % change on previous year | -1632.6% |
| 2002 | 535.95 % change on previous year | -693.8% |
| 2003 | -28 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 2004 | 99.74 % change on previous year | -456.3% |
| 2005 | 20.97 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 2006 | -35.18 % change on previous year | -267.8% |
| 2007 | 17.94 % change on previous year | -151.0% |
| 2008 | -43.66 % change on previous year | -343.3% |
| 2009 | 288.47 % change on previous year | -760.8% |
| 2010 | -39.67 % change on previous year | -113.8% |
| 2011 | -65.54 % change on previous year | +65.2% |
| 2012 | -18.25 % change on previous year | -72.2% |
| 2013 | 21.96 % change on previous year | -220.3% |
| 2014 | 297.48 % change on previous year | +1254.8% |
| 2015 | -69.81 % change on previous year | -123.5% |
| 2016 | 115.82 % change on previous year | -265.9% |
| 2017 | -99.41 % change on previous year | -185.8% |
| 2019 | 57.17 % change on previous year | -157.5% |
| 2020 | -69.72 % change on previous year | -221.9% |
| 2021 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -104.7% |
| 2022 | -92.19 % change on previous year | -2911.8% |
| 2023 | 496.56 % change on previous year | -638.6% |
| 2024 | 885.69 % change on previous year | +78.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 885.69 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -50 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 885.69 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -42.18 % change on previous year. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Malaysia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -2911.8% | 3.28 % change on previous year | -92.19 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +2636.0% | -2.35 % change on previous year | 59.61 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.84 % change on previous year | -95.33 % change on previous year | 855.67 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 77.19 % change on previous year | -90.26 % change on previous year | 535.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.19 % change on previous year | -99.41 % change on previous year | 297.48 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 244.73 % change on previous year | -92.19 % change on previous year | 885.69 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 845.47 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 761.22 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Paraguay 672.27 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Malaysia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 621.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,214 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malaysia?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malaysia was 885.69 % 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 885.69 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.41 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Malaysia ranks 1st out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.