Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Central America
Central America: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate was 76.32 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Central America, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Central America recorded 76.32 % change on previous year for forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.5% on the previous year and up 201.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Central America peaked at 616.87 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -92.41 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Central America ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Central America, 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 | 13.54 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 13.68 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 311.28 % change on previous year | +2175.9% |
| 1999 | -54.23 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 2000 | 18.26 % change on previous year | -133.7% |
| 2001 | -92.41 % change on previous year | -606.1% |
| 2002 | 123.56 % change on previous year | -233.7% |
| 2003 | 299.67 % change on previous year | +142.5% |
| 2004 | -91.03 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 2005 | 616.87 % change on previous year | -777.6% |
| 2006 | -53.84 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 2007 | -4.67 % change on previous year | -91.3% |
| 2008 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -166.2% |
| 2009 | 20.39 % change on previous year | +560.2% |
| 2010 | -47.39 % change on previous year | -332.4% |
| 2011 | 158.32 % change on previous year | -434.1% |
| 2012 | -65.64 % change on previous year | -141.5% |
| 2013 | 181.02 % change on previous year | -375.8% |
| 2014 | -74.97 % change on previous year | -141.4% |
| 2015 | 101.82 % change on previous year | -235.8% |
| 2016 | 25.25 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 2017 | 14.13 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 2018 | -45.14 % change on previous year | -419.6% |
| 2019 | 134.97 % change on previous year | -399.0% |
| 2020 | 21.59 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 2021 | -58.62 % change on previous year | -371.6% |
| 2022 | -6.38 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 2023 | 91.42 % change on previous year | -1532.6% |
| 2024 | 76.32 % change on previous year | -16.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Central America 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 | +2175.9% | 13.68 % change on previous year | 311.28 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.58 % change on previous year | -54.23 % change on previous year | 311.28 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.99 % change on previous year | -92.41 % change on previous year | 616.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.24 % change on previous year | -74.97 % change on previous year | 181.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.86 % change on previous year | -58.62 % change on previous year | 91.42 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 1 Malaysia 886 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 845.46 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 761.48 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Paraguay 672.28 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Suriname 671.36 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Guatemala 621.78 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Croatia 600 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Central America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69.83 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Central America?
- Forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Central America was 76.32 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 616.87 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -92.41 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Central America rank for forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Central America ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), 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 — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions 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 — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.