Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 99.98 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Bulgaria, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Bulgaria stood at 99.98 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and up 249.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Bulgaria peaked at 422.79 % change on previous year in 2000 and was at its lowest, -85.06 % change on previous year, in 2002.
Bulgaria ranks 30th 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 Bulgaria, 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 | -84.29 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -12.45 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 1998 | 31.29 % change on previous year | -351.4% |
| 1999 | -2.61 % change on previous year | -108.3% |
| 2000 | 422.79 % change on previous year | -16294.4% |
| 2001 | 188.01 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 2002 | -85.06 % change on previous year | -145.2% |
| 2003 | 41.29 % change on previous year | -148.5% |
| 2004 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 2005 | -21.64 % change on previous year | -803.1% |
| 2006 | 350.02 % change on previous year | -1717.3% |
| 2007 | 215.63 % change on previous year | -38.4% |
| 2008 | -76.73 % change on previous year | -135.6% |
| 2009 | -73.92 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 124.32 % change on previous year | -268.2% |
| 2011 | 84.96 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 2012 | 14.91 % change on previous year | -82.4% |
| 2013 | -81 % change on previous year | -643.1% |
| 2014 | -67.07 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 253.71 % change on previous year | -478.3% |
| 2016 | 103.11 % change on previous year | -59.4% |
| 2017 | -16.23 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 2018 | -64.31 % change on previous year | +296.2% |
| 2019 | 194.84 % change on previous year | -403.0% |
| 2020 | -18.44 % change on previous year | -109.5% |
| 2021 | -79.57 % change on previous year | +331.5% |
| 2022 | 289.43 % change on previous year | -463.8% |
| 2023 | 130.63 % change on previous year | -54.9% |
| 2024 | 99.98 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 99.98 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -80.81 % change on previous year. (51 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 99.98 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -84 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Bulgaria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +16294.4% | -2.61 % change on previous year | 422.79 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | +1717.3% | -21.64 % change on previous year | 350.02 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7.56 % change on previous year | -84.29 % change on previous year | 31.29 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.35 % change on previous year | -85.06 % change on previous year | 422.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.73 % change on previous year | -81 % change on previous year | 253.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.41 % change on previous year | -79.57 % change on previous year | 289.43 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 27 New Caledonia 101.79 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Türkiye 101.23 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 100.03 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Niger 96.54 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 92.15 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Israel 91.21 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Bulgaria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 176.16 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,923 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 704.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,439 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Bulgaria?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Bulgaria was 99.98 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 422.79 % change on previous year in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was -85.06 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Bulgaria rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Bulgaria ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 249.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.