Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate was 886 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Malaysia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Malaysia stood at 886 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.5% on the previous year and up 197.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Malaysia peaked at 886 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -99.41 % change on previous year, in 2017.
Malaysia ranks 1st of 180 countries 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 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 | 27.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 59.61 % change on previous year | +120.5% |
| 1998 | 855.67 % change on previous year | +1335.6% |
| 1999 | -95.33 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 2000 | 5.89 % change on previous year | -106.2% |
| 2001 | -96.71 % change on previous year | -1742.2% |
| 2002 | 535.94 % change on previous year | -654.2% |
| 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 | -18.26 % change on previous year | -72.1% |
| 2013 | 21.96 % change on previous year | -220.3% |
| 2014 | 297.5 % change on previous year | +1254.8% |
| 2015 | -69.81 % change on previous year | -123.5% |
| 2016 | 115.81 % change on previous year | -265.9% |
| 2017 | -99.41 % change on previous year | -185.8% |
| 2019 | 57.18 % change on previous year | -157.5% |
| 2020 | -69.71 % change on previous year | -221.9% |
| 2021 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -104.7% |
| 2022 | -92.19 % change on previous year | -2913.4% |
| 2023 | 496.24 % change on previous year | -638.3% |
| 2024 | 886 % change on previous year | +78.5% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 886 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -49.75 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 886 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -42.17 % change on previous year. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate 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 | -2913.4% | 3.28 % change on previous year | -92.19 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | -1742.2% | 5.89 % change on previous year | -96.71 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.11 % change on previous year | -95.33 % change on previous year | 855.67 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 76.54 % change on previous year | -96.71 % change on previous year | 535.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2 % change on previous year | -99.41 % change on previous year | 297.5 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 244.72 % change on previous year | -92.19 % change on previous year | 886 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 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
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 — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Malaysia?
- Forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Malaysia was 886 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 886 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.41 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Malaysia rank for forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Malaysia ranks 1st out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.8%. 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 — 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.