Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual) was 499.97 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 499.97 % change on previous year for humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 690.9% on the previous year and up 600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at 499.97 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2001.
El Salvador ranks 7th 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 El Salvador, 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 | -98.89 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 7.11 % change on previous year | -107.2% |
| 1999 | -95.62 % change on previous year | -1445.2% |
| 2001 | -100 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 7.7 % change on previous year | -107.7% |
| 2006 | -35.71 % change on previous year | -564.0% |
| 2007 | -88.89 % change on previous year | +148.9% |
| 2008 | -100 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2011 | -100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2014 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -98.88 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2018 | -76.36 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 61.54 % change on previous year | -180.6% |
| 2020 | -50 % change on previous year | -181.3% |
| 2021 | -85.71 % change on previous year | +71.4% |
| 2022 | 333.32 % change on previous year | -488.9% |
| 2023 | -84.61 % change on previous year | -125.4% |
| 2024 | 499.97 % change on previous year | -690.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 499.97 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50 % change on previous year, 10.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 499.97 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -23.17 % change on previous year. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual) in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -1445.2% | 7.11 % change on previous year | -95.62 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -23.42 % change on previous year | -98.89 % change on previous year | 7.11 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | -63.38 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 7.7 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | -35.62 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2020s | 122.59 % change on previous year | -85.71 % change on previous year | 499.97 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 4 Suriname 671.24 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Guatemala 614.39 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Guyana 556.63 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Peru 498.55 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Bangladesh 396.53 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 328.06 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for El Salvador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in El Salvador?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in El Salvador was 499.97 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 499.97 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does El Salvador rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 7th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.