Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Germany
Germany: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 20 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Germany, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Germany recorded 20 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 122.6% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Germany peaked at 522.27 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Germany ranks 59th 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 Germany, 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 | -84.71 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -12.52 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9397 % change on previous year | -107.5% |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2000 | -31.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | -100 % change on previous year | +214.7% |
| 2004 | -83.33 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 2005 | -74.97 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0626 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 2007 | -100 % change on previous year | +159596.2% |
| 2009 | -70.02 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 2010 | -100 % change on previous year | +42.8% |
| 2012 | -92.3 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 2013 | -100 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 180.1 % change on previous year | -280.1% |
| 2016 | -35.69 % change on previous year | -119.8% |
| 2017 | 522.27 % change on previous year | -1563.2% |
| 2018 | -10.7 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 2019 | -98 % change on previous year | +816.3% |
| 2020 | -0.109 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 2021 | 100.18 % change on previous year | -91969.7% |
| 2023 | -88.63 % change on previous year | -188.5% |
| 2024 | 20 % change on previous year | -122.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 20 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -80.81 % change on previous year. (51 countries reporting)
- Germany's 20 % 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 Germany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -159596.2% | -0.0626 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +91969.7% | -0.109 % change on previous year | 100.18 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +1563.2% | -35.69 % change on previous year | 522.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -10.7 % change on previous year | -84.71 % change on previous year | 0.9397 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -65.74 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0626 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | 33.21 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 522.27 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.86 % change on previous year | -88.63 % change on previous year | 100.18 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 56 Liberia 22.05 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Saudi Arabia 21.85 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Ghana 21.82 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Lesotho 19.97 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Mali 18.85 % change on previous year compare
- 62 Mexico 17.05 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Germany?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Germany was 20 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 522.27 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Germany rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Germany ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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.