Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Iceland
Iceland: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 50 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Iceland, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Iceland stood at 50 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Iceland peaked at 50 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Iceland ranks 42nd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Iceland, 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 | -70.86 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -23 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 50 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -80.81 % change on previous year. (51 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 50 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -84 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -10.43 % change on previous year | -70.86 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -66.67 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2020s | 50 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 39 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 51.22 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Gabon 51.2 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Japan 50.01 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Madagascar 49.25 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 47 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Guatemala 45.2 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Iceland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 16.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 462.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 352.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 12.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 92.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3504 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 92.72 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Iceland?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Iceland was 50 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 50 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Iceland rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Iceland ranks 42nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Iceland 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.