Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Eswatini
Eswatini: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 150.11 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Eswatini, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Eswatini is 150.11 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 333.7% on the previous year and up 10,354.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Eswatini peaked at 278.87 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, -62.81 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Eswatini 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Eswatini, 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 | -5.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -10.57 % change on previous year | +81.7% |
| 1998 | 55.71 % change on previous year | -627.0% |
| 1999 | -33.44 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 2000 | -34.97 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 14.15 % change on previous year | -140.5% |
| 2002 | 77.85 % change on previous year | +450.1% |
| 2003 | -12.27 % change on previous year | -115.8% |
| 2004 | -17.18 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 34.92 % change on previous year | -303.2% |
| 2006 | -58.33 % change on previous year | -267.1% |
| 2007 | 278.87 % change on previous year | -578.1% |
| 2008 | -16.75 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
| 2009 | -52.91 % change on previous year | +215.8% |
| 2010 | 116.93 % change on previous year | -321.0% |
| 2011 | -25.65 % change on previous year | -121.9% |
| 2012 | 10.9 % change on previous year | -142.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8532 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 2014 | 1.44 % change on previous year | +68.3% |
| 2015 | -54.07 % change on previous year | -3865.6% |
| 2016 | -27.99 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
| 2017 | 35.86 % change on previous year | -228.1% |
| 2018 | -2.29 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 2019 | 201.84 % change on previous year | -8930.6% |
| 2020 | -62.81 % change on previous year | -131.1% |
| 2021 | 58.09 % change on previous year | -192.5% |
| 2022 | -41.3 % change on previous year | -171.1% |
| 2023 | 34.61 % change on previous year | -183.8% |
| 2024 | 150.11 % change on previous year | +333.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 150.11 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.3231 % change on previous year. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 150.11 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.11 % change on previous year, 16.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +8930.6% | -2.29 % change on previous year | 201.84 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -3865.6% | 1.44 % change on previous year | -54.07 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.653 % change on previous year | -33.44 % change on previous year | 55.71 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.34 % change on previous year | -58.33 % change on previous year | 278.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.78 % change on previous year | -54.07 % change on previous year | 201.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.74 % change on previous year | -62.81 % change on previous year | 150.11 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 18 Ukraine 182 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Peru 164.81 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 154.55 % change on previous year compare
- 22 China, Taiwan Province of 149.96 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 149.91 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Iraq 145.52 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Eswatini
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.39 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,459 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 469.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 988.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 35.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 77.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 66.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2521 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Eswatini?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Eswatini was 150.11 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 278.87 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was -62.81 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Eswatini rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Eswatini ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10,354.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.