Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Burundi
Burundi: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 52.7 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Burundi, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 52.7 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,135.8% on the previous year and up 234.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Burundi peaked at 485.65 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -71.73 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Burundi ranks 37th 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 Burundi, 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 | -13.61 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 30.34 % change on previous year | -323.0% |
| 1998 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -92.1% |
| 1999 | -15.77 % change on previous year | -760.8% |
| 2000 | 24.62 % change on previous year | -256.2% |
| 2001 | -71.73 % change on previous year | -391.4% |
| 2002 | 485.65 % change on previous year | -777.0% |
| 2003 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 2004 | -14.52 % change on previous year | +438.2% |
| 2005 | -35.13 % change on previous year | +141.9% |
| 2006 | -22.76 % change on previous year | -35.2% |
| 2007 | -13.97 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 2008 | 56.44 % change on previous year | -504.0% |
| 2009 | -23.29 % change on previous year | -141.3% |
| 2010 | 22.03 % change on previous year | -194.6% |
| 2011 | -28.67 % change on previous year | -230.1% |
| 2012 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 2013 | 33.79 % change on previous year | +729.0% |
| 2014 | -39.28 % change on previous year | -216.2% |
| 2015 | 55.16 % change on previous year | -240.4% |
| 2016 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -102.1% |
| 2017 | -24.34 % change on previous year | +2005.8% |
| 2018 | 17.68 % change on previous year | -172.6% |
| 2019 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 2020 | -9.32 % change on previous year | -406.9% |
| 2021 | -11.42 % change on previous year | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 14.98 % change on previous year | -231.1% |
| 2023 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -117.3% |
| 2024 | 52.7 % change on previous year | -2135.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 52.7 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.68 % change on previous year, 3.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 52.7 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.11 % change on previous year, 5.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +2135.8% | -2.59 % change on previous year | 52.7 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3723 % change on previous year | -15.77 % change on previous year | 30.34 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.26 % change on previous year | -71.73 % change on previous year | 485.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.23 % change on previous year | -39.28 % change on previous year | 55.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.87 % change on previous year | -11.42 % change on previous year | 52.7 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 34 Brazil 87.06 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Philippines 80.58 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Bhutan 77.32 % 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
- 40 Gabon 51.2 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Burundi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.92 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,926 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 717.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,209 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 253.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 122.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 131.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.461 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Burundi?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Burundi was 52.7 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 485.65 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was -71.73 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Burundi ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 234.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.