Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 77.32 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Bhutan, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 77.32 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 135.2% on the previous year and down 74.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Bhutan peaked at 364.7 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -86.51 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Bhutan ranks 36th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Bhutan, 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 | -39.6 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -22.28 % change on previous year | -43.7% |
| 1998 | 58.62 % change on previous year | -363.1% |
| 1999 | 57.36 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2000 | -47.56 % change on previous year | -182.9% |
| 2001 | 95.9 % change on previous year | -301.6% |
| 2002 | -47.97 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2003 | -59.74 % change on previous year | +24.5% |
| 2004 | 9.66 % change on previous year | -116.2% |
| 2005 | 350 % change on previous year | +3521.4% |
| 2006 | -23.53 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 2007 | 51.28 % change on previous year | -317.9% |
| 2008 | -51.41 % change on previous year | -200.3% |
| 2009 | -74.42 % change on previous year | +44.7% |
| 2011 | -28.16 % change on previous year | -62.2% |
| 2012 | 92.04 % change on previous year | -426.8% |
| 2013 | -78.99 % change on previous year | -185.8% |
| 2014 | 308.46 % change on previous year | -490.5% |
| 2015 | -22.41 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 2016 | -57.78 % change on previous year | +157.8% |
| 2017 | 91.58 % change on previous year | -258.5% |
| 2018 | -51.1 % change on previous year | -155.8% |
| 2019 | 41.57 % change on previous year | -181.4% |
| 2020 | -86.51 % change on previous year | -308.1% |
| 2021 | 364.7 % change on previous year | -521.6% |
| 2022 | -7.59 % change on previous year | -102.1% |
| 2023 | 32.87 % change on previous year | -532.9% |
| 2024 | 77.32 % change on previous year | +135.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 77.32 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.3231 % change on previous year. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 77.32 % change on previous year is above the median for South Asia, which is 77.32 % change on previous year, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Bhutan 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 | +3521.4% | 9.66 % change on previous year | 350 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.01 % change on previous year | -39.6 % change on previous year | 58.62 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.22 % change on previous year | -74.42 % change on previous year | 350 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.8 % change on previous year | -78.99 % change on previous year | 308.46 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 76.16 % change on previous year | -86.51 % change on previous year | 364.7 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 33 Israel 91.21 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Brazil 87.06 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Philippines 80.58 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Burundi 52.7 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Costa Rica 51.27 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 51.22 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Bhutan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.70 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 581.26 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 78.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 503.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2952 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 129 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 88.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1518 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Bhutan?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Bhutan was 77.32 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 364.7 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -86.51 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Bhutan rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Bhutan ranks 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.