Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Greenland
Greenland: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
-100 % change on previous year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0 % change on previous year
in 1991
All-time low
-100 % change on previous year
in 1996
Years of data
8
1991–2020
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Greenland, 1991–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Greenland is -100 % change on previous year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Greenland peaked at 0 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Greenland 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Greenland, 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 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -80.81 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Greenland's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -84 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -16.67 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2010s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2020s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 145 French Guiana -97.09 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Hungary -99.11 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Malaysia -99.17 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Austria -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Belgium -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Barbados -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Switzerland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Comoros -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Czechia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Djibouti -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Denmark -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Finland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Gibraltar -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Grenada -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Isle of Man -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Ireland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Jordan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Saint Kitts and Nevis -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Kuwait -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Libya -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Liechtenstein -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Latvia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Montenegro -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Mauritius -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Norway -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Oman -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Puerto Rico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Palestine -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Solomon Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Slovakia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Slovenia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Sweden -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Turks and Caicos Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Tajikistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Vanuatu -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Samoa -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Mayotte -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Montserrat -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Cabo Verde -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Polynesia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 China, Hong Kong SAR -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Republic of Korea -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Brunei Darussalam -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Réunion -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -100 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Greenland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 148,208 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0023 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0002 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Greenland?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Greenland was -100 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Greenland rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Greenland ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Greenland 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.