Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Western Europe
Western Europe: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate was -58.4 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Western Europe, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Western Europe stood at -58.4 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.8% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Western Europe peaked at 773.61 % change on previous year in 2012 and was at its lowest, -97.19 % change on previous year, in 2013.
That places Western Europe 28th 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 — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Western Europe, 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 | -35.29 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 15.22 % change on previous year | -143.1% |
| 1998 | 44.18 % change on previous year | +190.2% |
| 1999 | -5.17 % change on previous year | -111.7% |
| 2000 | 61.35 % change on previous year | -1287.1% |
| 2001 | -73.46 % change on previous year | -219.7% |
| 2002 | 16.13 % change on previous year | -122.0% |
| 2003 | 617.76 % change on previous year | +3728.8% |
| 2004 | -82.84 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 2005 | 112.03 % change on previous year | -235.2% |
| 2006 | -96.44 % change on previous year | -186.1% |
| 2007 | 428.8 % change on previous year | -544.6% |
| 2008 | 154.54 % change on previous year | -64.0% |
| 2009 | 82.23 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 2010 | -65.85 % change on previous year | -180.1% |
| 2011 | -32.14 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 2012 | 773.61 % change on previous year | -2507.0% |
| 2013 | -97.19 % change on previous year | -112.6% |
| 2015 | -82.26 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 4.56 % change on previous year | -105.5% |
| 2018 | -93.89 % change on previous year | -2159.9% |
| 2020 | -77.94 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 53.22 % change on previous year | -168.3% |
| 2022 | 496.71 % change on previous year | +833.3% |
| 2023 | -89.64 % change on previous year | -118.0% |
| 2024 | -58.4 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Western Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +3728.8% | 16.13 % change on previous year | 617.76 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +2507.0% | -32.14 % change on previous year | 773.61 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | -2159.9% | 4.56 % change on previous year | -93.89 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1 % change on previous year | -35.29 % change on previous year | 44.18 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 122.01 % change on previous year | -96.44 % change on previous year | 617.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.12 % change on previous year | -97.19 % change on previous year | 773.61 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2020s | 64.79 % change on previous year | -89.64 % change on previous year | 496.71 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 150.94 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Türkiye 146.18 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Eswatini 142.01 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Sierra Leone 135.69 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Zimbabwe 122.24 % change on previous year compare
- 30 New Zealand 114.04 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Serbia and Montenegro 100 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Western Europe?
- Forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Western Europe was -58.4 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 773.61 % change on previous year in 2012.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -97.19 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Western Europe rank for forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Western Europe ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.