Open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Western Africa
Western Africa: Open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 994.1 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Western Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate in Western Africa is 994.1 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1,159.2% on the previous year and up 1,185.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate in Western Africa peaked at 994.1 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -96.9 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Western Africa ranks 1st of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Western Africa, 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 | 313.75 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -99.6% |
| 1998 | 12 % change on previous year | +903.0% |
| 1999 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 2000 | 30.37 % change on previous year | +639.1% |
| 2001 | -96.9 % change on previous year | -419.0% |
| 2002 | -78.66 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 24.4 % change on previous year | -131.0% |
| 2004 | -16.31 % change on previous year | -166.8% |
| 2005 | -72.99 % change on previous year | +347.5% |
| 2006 | 55.19 % change on previous year | -175.6% |
| 2007 | -34.95 % change on previous year | -163.3% |
| 2008 | -5.61 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 2009 | -66.33 % change on previous year | +1082.7% |
| 2010 | -95.59 % change on previous year | +44.1% |
| 2012 | -25.38 % change on previous year | -73.5% |
| 2013 | 66 % change on previous year | -360.1% |
| 2014 | -91.57 % change on previous year | -238.7% |
| 2015 | 457.14 % change on previous year | -599.2% |
| 2016 | -35.89 % change on previous year | -107.9% |
| 2017 | 4 % change on previous year | -111.1% |
| 2018 | 3.84 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 237.09 % change on previous year | +6082.2% |
| 2020 | -81.32 % change on previous year | -134.3% |
| 2021 | 211.75 % change on previous year | -360.4% |
| 2022 | -64.15 % change on previous year | -130.3% |
| 2023 | 78.95 % change on previous year | -223.1% |
| 2024 | 994.1 % change on previous year | +1159.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Western Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +6082.2% | 3.84 % change on previous year | 237.09 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.78 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 313.75 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -26.18 % change on previous year | -96.9 % change on previous year | 55.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.74 % change on previous year | -95.59 % change on previous year | 457.14 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 227.87 % change on previous year | -81.32 % change on previous year | 994.1 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 1 Uzbekistan 699.59 % change on previous year compare
- 2 Mozambique 546.61 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Turkmenistan 318.54 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Sudan 276.95 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.21 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate in Western Africa?
- Open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate in Western Africa was 994.1 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 994.1 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -96.9 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Western Africa rank for open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Western Africa ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,185.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Open shrubland — 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 Open shrubland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Open shrubland — 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 Open shrubland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.