Humid tropical forest: Burning crop residues … Burning annual in Central America
Central America: Humid tropical forest: Burning crop residues … Burning annual was 83.26 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) in Central America, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) in Central America stood at 83.26 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.8% on the previous year and up 240.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) in Central America peaked at 943.36 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -94.89 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Central America ranks 6th of 24 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest: Burning crop residues … Burning annual in Central America, 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 | -22.58 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 6.79 % change on previous year | -130.1% |
| 1998 | 264.85 % change on previous year | +3802.9% |
| 1999 | -63.22 % change on previous year | -123.9% |
| 2000 | 27.31 % change on previous year | -143.2% |
| 2001 | -86.78 % change on previous year | -417.7% |
| 2002 | 261.18 % change on previous year | -401.0% |
| 2003 | 466.13 % change on previous year | +78.5% |
| 2004 | -94.89 % change on previous year | -120.4% |
| 2005 | 943.36 % change on previous year | -1094.2% |
| 2006 | -57.66 % change on previous year | -106.1% |
| 2007 | -10.42 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 2008 | -15 % change on previous year | +43.9% |
| 2009 | 64.32 % change on previous year | -528.8% |
| 2010 | -53.67 % change on previous year | -183.4% |
| 2011 | 175.41 % change on previous year | -426.8% |
| 2012 | -85.45 % change on previous year | -148.7% |
| 2013 | 441.29 % change on previous year | -616.4% |
| 2014 | -59.34 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 2015 | 83.11 % change on previous year | -240.1% |
| 2016 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -102.5% |
| 2017 | -33.74 % change on previous year | +1507.9% |
| 2018 | -39.24 % change on previous year | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 140.93 % change on previous year | -459.1% |
| 2020 | 89.91 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 2021 | -84.33 % change on previous year | -193.8% |
| 2022 | 21.32 % change on previous year | -125.3% |
| 2023 | 258.81 % change on previous year | +1113.7% |
| 2024 | 83.26 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest: Burning crop residues … Burning annual in Central America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +3802.9% | 6.79 % change on previous year | 264.85 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | -1507.9% | -2.1 % change on previous year | -33.74 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.65 % change on previous year | -63.22 % change on previous year | 264.85 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 149.76 % change on previous year | -94.89 % change on previous year | 943.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.72 % change on previous year | -85.45 % change on previous year | 441.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8 % change on previous year | -84.33 % change on previous year | 258.81 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 4 Suriname 671.24 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Guatemala 614.4 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Guyana 556.63 % change on previous year compare
- 7 El Salvador 499.97 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Peru 498.55 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Bangladesh 396.53 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Central America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 153,880 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 39,309 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114,571 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,092 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 19,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,504 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,250 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 69.83 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) in Central America?
- Humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) in Central America was 83.26 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 943.36 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -94.89 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Central America rank for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry)?
- Central America ranks 6th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 240.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — 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 Humid tropical forest — 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
- Humid tropical forest — 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 Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.