Savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Iraq
Iraq: Savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was -100 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual in Iraq, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual in Iraq stood at -100 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 205,671.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual in Iraq peaked at 540.8 % change on previous year in 1998 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2004.
That places Iraq 124th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Iraq, 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 | 4.79 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -46.21 % change on previous year | -1065.6% |
| 1998 | 540.8 % change on previous year | -1270.2% |
| 1999 | 253.52 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 2000 | -74.7 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 2001 | -9 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 2002 | -98.89 % change on previous year | +998.8% |
| 2004 | -100 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 450.13 % change on previous year | -550.1% |
| 2008 | 32.61 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 2009 | -86.29 % change on previous year | -364.6% |
| 2010 | -100 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 2012 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 166.74 % change on previous year | -266.7% |
| 2016 | 100.01 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 2017 | -90.09 % change on previous year | -190.1% |
| 2018 | 26.1 % change on previous year | -129.0% |
| 2019 | 87.95 % change on previous year | +237.0% |
| 2020 | 139.42 % change on previous year | +58.5% |
| 2021 | -88.89 % change on previous year | -163.8% |
| 2022 | -0.0486 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 2023 | -100 % change on previous year | +205671.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -20.26 % change on previous year, 4.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Iraq's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -97.03 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -205671.1% | -0.0486 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.66 % change on previous year | -46.21 % change on previous year | 540.8 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.27 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 450.13 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.96 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 166.74 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2020s | -12.38 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 139.42 % change on previous year | 4 |
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- 124 Poland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Puerto Rico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Saudi Arabia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Slovakia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Slovenia -100 % change on previous year compare
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- 124 Turks and Caicos Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
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- 124 Uzbekistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Vanuatu -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 French Guiana -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Serbia and Montenegro -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 China, Hong Kong SAR -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Republic of Korea -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Republic of Moldova -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Belgium-Luxembourg -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Brunei Darussalam -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Réunion -100 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -100 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Iraq
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 672.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 10,634 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,750 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,884 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 245.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,565 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 16.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual in Iraq?
- Savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual in Iraq was -100 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 540.8 % change on previous year in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual?
- Iraq ranks 124th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 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 — 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 — 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.