Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Gambia
Gambia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 5.28 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Gambia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 5.28 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.5% on the previous year and up 125.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Gambia peaked at 95.43 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -56.83 % change on previous year, in 2003.
That places Gambia 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Gambia, 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 | 18.24 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -22.23 % change on previous year | -221.9% |
| 1998 | 19.41 % change on previous year | -187.3% |
| 1999 | -25.6 % change on previous year | -231.9% |
| 2000 | 35.01 % change on previous year | -236.8% |
| 2001 | -18.91 % change on previous year | -154.0% |
| 2002 | 5.01 % change on previous year | -126.5% |
| 2003 | -56.83 % change on previous year | -1234.3% |
| 2004 | 77.17 % change on previous year | -235.8% |
| 2005 | 7.55 % change on previous year | -90.2% |
| 2006 | 42.66 % change on previous year | +464.8% |
| 2007 | -13.06 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 2008 | -18.36 % change on previous year | +40.6% |
| 2009 | 17.84 % change on previous year | -197.2% |
| 2010 | -4.27 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 2011 | 26.46 % change on previous year | -719.0% |
| 2012 | -21.32 % change on previous year | -180.6% |
| 2013 | 4.74 % change on previous year | -122.2% |
| 2014 | -20.52 % change on previous year | -532.8% |
| 2015 | -37.76 % change on previous year | +84.0% |
| 2016 | 95.43 % change on previous year | -352.7% |
| 2017 | -4.24 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 2018 | -11.39 % change on previous year | +168.4% |
| 2019 | -12.23 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 53.19 % change on previous year | -534.8% |
| 2021 | -17.99 % change on previous year | -133.8% |
| 2022 | -12.44 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 2023 | 22.41 % change on previous year | -280.0% |
| 2024 | 5.28 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 5.28 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.68 % change on previous year, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 5.28 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.11 % change on previous year, 58% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.13 % change on previous year | -25.6 % change on previous year | 19.41 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.81 % change on previous year | -56.83 % change on previous year | 77.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 % change on previous year | -37.76 % change on previous year | 95.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.09 % change on previous year | -17.99 % change on previous year | 53.19 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More climate change data for Gambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Gambia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Gambia was 5.28 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.43 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -56.83 % change on previous year in 2003.
- How does Gambia rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Gambia ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.