Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Canada
Canada: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -63.05 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Canada, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Canada recorded -63.05 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 106.8% on the previous year and down 273.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Canada peaked at 930.27 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -88.35 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Canada ranks 125th of 193 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 fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Canada, 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 | -70.91 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -16.29 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 1998 | 371.2 % change on previous year | -2378.1% |
| 1999 | -64.94 % change on previous year | -117.5% |
| 2000 | -59.66 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2001 | -36.37 % change on previous year | -39.0% |
| 2003 | -31.91 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 35.75 % change on previous year | -212.0% |
| 2005 | -39.48 % change on previous year | -210.4% |
| 2006 | 31.03 % change on previous year | -178.6% |
| 2007 | -28.9 % change on previous year | -193.1% |
| 2008 | 5.49 % change on previous year | -119.0% |
| 2009 | -59.23 % change on previous year | -1178.0% |
| 2010 | 336.54 % change on previous year | -668.2% |
| 2011 | -38.13 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 2012 | -9.4 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 2013 | 173.78 % change on previous year | -1948.4% |
| 2014 | -16.87 % change on previous year | -109.7% |
| 2015 | -19.82 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2016 | -68.9 % change on previous year | +247.6% |
| 2017 | 253.8 % change on previous year | -468.4% |
| 2018 | -53.99 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 2019 | -16.9 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 2020 | -88.35 % change on previous year | +422.9% |
| 2022 | -66.29 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 930.27 % change on previous year | -1503.2% |
| 2024 | -63.05 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's -63.05 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -80.81 % change on previous year, 78% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +2378.1% | -16.29 % change on previous year | 371.2 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +1948.4% | -9.4 % change on previous year | 173.78 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1503.2% | -66.29 % change on previous year | 930.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.34 % change on previous year | -70.91 % change on previous year | 371.2 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -20.36 % change on previous year | -59.66 % change on previous year | 35.75 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.01 % change on previous year | -68.9 % change on previous year | 336.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 178.15 % change on previous year | -88.35 % change on previous year | 930.27 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 122 Papua New Guinea -62.24 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Uruguay -62.64 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Afghanistan -62.77 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Greece -74.12 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Haiti -75 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Albania -75.76 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Canada?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Canada was -63.05 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 930.27 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -88.35 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Canada ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 273.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.