Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual) in China
China: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual) was 850.24 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate in China, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in China is 850.24 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 950.2% on the previous year and up 1,800.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in China peaked at 850.24 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2022.
China ranks 2nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual) in China, 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 | -52.1 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -28.59 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 1998 | 250.72 % change on previous year | -976.9% |
| 1999 | -74.67 % change on previous year | -129.8% |
| 2000 | 120.22 % change on previous year | -261.0% |
| 2001 | 56.41 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 2002 | 384.59 % change on previous year | +581.8% |
| 2003 | -30.16 % change on previous year | -107.8% |
| 2004 | -40.9 % change on previous year | +35.6% |
| 2005 | 11.53 % change on previous year | -128.2% |
| 2006 | -17.26 % change on previous year | -249.6% |
| 2007 | -29.16 % change on previous year | +69.0% |
| 2008 | -88.23 % change on previous year | +202.5% |
| 2009 | 49.9 % change on previous year | -156.6% |
| 2010 | 233.36 % change on previous year | +367.6% |
| 2011 | -40.01 % change on previous year | -117.1% |
| 2012 | 216.66 % change on previous year | -641.5% |
| 2013 | -89.47 % change on previous year | -141.3% |
| 2014 | -50 % change on previous year | -44.1% |
| 2016 | -31.58 % change on previous year | -36.8% |
| 2017 | -76.93 % change on previous year | +143.6% |
| 2018 | -66.66 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2019 | -0.0112 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 400.1 % change on previous year | -3568166.5% |
| 2021 | -80 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 2022 | -100 % change on previous year | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 850.24 % change on previous year | -950.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 850.24 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50 % change on previous year, 17.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- China's 850.24 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -62.51 % change on previous year. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual) in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +3568166.5% | -0.0112 % change on previous year | 400.1 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6 % change on previous year | -74.67 % change on previous year | 250.72 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.69 % change on previous year | -88.23 % change on previous year | 384.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6 % change on previous year | -89.47 % change on previous year | 233.36 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 267.59 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 850.24 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in China?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in China was 850.24 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 850.24 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does China rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 2nd out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,800.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.