Savanna and woody savanna … Burning annual growth rate in Nigeria
Nigeria: Savanna and woody savanna … Burning annual growth rate was 26.45 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) in Nigeria, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 26.45 % change on previous year for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in 2024.
The figure is up 160.1% on the previous year and up 192.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Nigeria peaked at 153.15 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -79.42 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Nigeria ranks 49th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna and woody savanna … Burning annual growth rate in Nigeria, 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 | 153.15 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -98.1% |
| 1998 | 24.22 % change on previous year | +731.2% |
| 1999 | -14.6 % change on previous year | -160.3% |
| 2000 | -2.21 % change on previous year | -84.8% |
| 2001 | -79.42 % change on previous year | +3489.3% |
| 2002 | 31.48 % change on previous year | -139.6% |
| 2003 | 50.53 % change on previous year | +60.5% |
| 2004 | -42.64 % change on previous year | -184.4% |
| 2005 | 129.55 % change on previous year | -403.8% |
| 2006 | -49.46 % change on previous year | -138.2% |
| 2007 | -4.14 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 2008 | 4.33 % change on previous year | -204.8% |
| 2009 | -31.44 % change on previous year | -825.4% |
| 2010 | 44.39 % change on previous year | -241.2% |
| 2011 | -20.73 % change on previous year | -146.7% |
| 2012 | -14.98 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 2013 | 37.93 % change on previous year | -353.2% |
| 2014 | -28.67 % change on previous year | -175.6% |
| 2015 | -7.03 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 2016 | 107.15 % change on previous year | -1623.5% |
| 2017 | -44.84 % change on previous year | -141.8% |
| 2018 | -40.68 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 63.93 % change on previous year | -257.1% |
| 2020 | 37.13 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2021 | -38.73 % change on previous year | -204.3% |
| 2022 | 36.78 % change on previous year | -195.0% |
| 2023 | -44.02 % change on previous year | -219.7% |
| 2024 | 26.45 % change on previous year | -160.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 26.45 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -24.36 % change on previous year. (38 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 26.45 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.57 % change on previous year, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna and woody savanna … Burning annual growth rate in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -3489.3% | -2.21 % change on previous year | -79.42 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.41 % change on previous year | -14.6 % change on previous year | 153.15 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6586 % change on previous year | -79.42 % change on previous year | 129.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.65 % change on previous year | -44.84 % change on previous year | 107.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 % change on previous year | -44.02 % change on previous year | 37.13 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 46 India 29.37 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Russian Federation 28.52 % change on previous year compare
- 48 Japan 27.93 % change on previous year compare
- 50 South Sudan 22.49 % change on previous year compare
- 51 Liberia 21 % change on previous year compare
- 52 Sudan (former) 16.13 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 608.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Nigeria?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Nigeria was 26.45 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 153.15 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -79.42 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Nigeria rank for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned)?
- Nigeria ranks 49th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna and woody savanna — 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 Savanna and woody savanna — 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
- Savanna and woody savanna — 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 Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.