Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual) was -100 % change on previous year in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1991–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -100 % change on previous year for humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 529.33 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Sri Lanka, 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 | 529.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -61.31 % change on previous year | -111.6% |
| 1998 | 120.4 % change on previous year | -296.4% |
| 1999 | 74.95 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 2000 | -66.21 % change on previous year | -188.3% |
| 2001 | -100 % change on previous year | +51.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0089 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2005 | -54.55 % change on previous year | +613576.4% |
| 2006 | -100 % change on previous year | +83.3% |
| 2008 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50 % change on previous year. (26 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is 61.82 % change on previous year. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area annual) in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -613576.4% | -0.0089 % change on previous year | -54.55 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.71 % change on previous year | -61.31 % change on previous year | 529.33 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -70.13 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0089 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2010s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 72 Benin -81.42 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Indonesia -86.26 % change on previous year compare
- 74 Costa Rica -96.18 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Burundi -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Burkina Faso -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Comoros -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Cayman Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Gambia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Grenada -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Haiti -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Jamaica -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Kenya -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Mali -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Puerto Rico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 French Polynesia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Singapore -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Solomon Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Turks and Caicos Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Vanuatu -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Samoa -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Mayotte -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Montserrat -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Timor-Leste -100 % change on previous year compare
- 75 Polynesia -100 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was -100 % change on previous year in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 529.33 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.