Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 3.95 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Saudi Arabia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Saudi Arabia stood at 3.95 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 108.7% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 218.71 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Saudi Arabia 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Saudi Arabia, 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 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 80.1 % change on previous year | -180.1% |
| 2003 | -61 % change on previous year | -176.2% |
| 2004 | 17.47 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 2005 | 18.53 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 2006 | -24.27 % change on previous year | -231.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2008 | -73.26 % change on previous year | -1308294.4% |
| 2009 | 106.03 % change on previous year | -244.7% |
| 2010 | -18.75 % change on previous year | -117.7% |
| 2011 | -80.69 % change on previous year | +330.4% |
| 2012 | 73.58 % change on previous year | -191.2% |
| 2013 | -60.8 % change on previous year | -182.6% |
| 2014 | 20.42 % change on previous year | -133.6% |
| 2015 | 218.71 % change on previous year | +970.8% |
| 2016 | -60.65 % change on previous year | -127.7% |
| 2017 | 9.48 % change on previous year | -115.6% |
| 2018 | 109.88 % change on previous year | +1058.5% |
| 2019 | -77.06 % change on previous year | -170.1% |
| 2020 | 103.43 % change on previous year | -234.2% |
| 2021 | 93.43 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 50.48 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 2023 | -45.44 % change on previous year | -190.0% |
| 2024 | 3.95 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 3.95 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -71.78 % change on previous year. (49 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 3.95 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -94.44 % change on previous year. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -1308294.4% | 0.0056 % change on previous year | -73.26 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -16.67 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.95 % change on previous year | -73.26 % change on previous year | 106.03 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.41 % change on previous year | -80.69 % change on previous year | 218.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.17 % change on previous year | -45.44 % change on previous year | 103.43 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 69 Angola 7.74 % change on previous year compare
- 70 Guinea 7.45 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Gambia 4.75 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Argentina 2.69 % change on previous year compare
- 74 South Sudan 1.74 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Nigeria 0.3853 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Saudi Arabia?
- Grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Saudi Arabia was 3.95 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 218.71 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — 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 Grassland — 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
- Grassland — 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 Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.