Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 9.09 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 9.09 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 109.1% on the previous year and up 158.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 750.01 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Jamaica ranks 70th 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 Jamaica, 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 | -33.49 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 32.67 % change on previous year | -197.5% |
| 1998 | -12.73 % change on previous year | -139.0% |
| 1999 | 6.94 % change on previous year | -154.6% |
| 2000 | 18.03 % change on previous year | +159.6% |
| 2001 | -89.96 % change on previous year | -599.0% |
| 2002 | 750.01 % change on previous year | -933.7% |
| 2003 | -82.35 % change on previous year | -111.0% |
| 2004 | -100 % change on previous year | +21.4% |
| 2006 | -64.28 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 2007 | -74.29 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 2008 | -55.56 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 400.02 % change on previous year | -820.0% |
| 2010 | 10 % change on previous year | -97.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2012 | -18.18 % change on previous year | -1712077.7% |
| 2013 | 77.78 % change on previous year | -527.7% |
| 2014 | -15.63 % change on previous year | -120.1% |
| 2015 | 48.15 % change on previous year | -408.1% |
| 2016 | -57.5 % change on previous year | -219.4% |
| 2017 | -64.71 % change on previous year | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 16.67 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 2019 | 528.55 % change on previous year | +3071.2% |
| 2020 | -61.36 % change on previous year | -111.6% |
| 2021 | -94.12 % change on previous year | +53.4% |
| 2022 | -100 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -109.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 9.09 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -30.93 % change on previous year. (45 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 9.09 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -12.81 % change on previous year. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -1712077.7% | 0.0011 % change on previous year | -18.18 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +3071.2% | 16.67 % change on previous year | 528.55 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7341 % change on previous year | -33.49 % change on previous year | 32.67 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 77.96 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 750.01 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.51 % change on previous year | -64.71 % change on previous year | 528.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -61.6 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 9.09 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 67 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11.93 % change on previous year compare
- 68 Côte d'Ivoire 9.54 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Cameroon 9.11 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.98 % change on previous year compare
- 72 Malawi 7.79 % change on previous year compare
- 73 Zambia 7.38 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Jamaica was 9.09 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 750.01 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 158.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.