Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Latvia
Latvia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Latvia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Latvia recorded -100 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 133.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Latvia peaked at 767.78 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2005.
Latvia ranks 148th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -79.27 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -68.43 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 14.08 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 1999 | -7.27 % change on previous year | -151.7% |
| 2000 | 58.46 % change on previous year | -903.7% |
| 2001 | 767.78 % change on previous year | +1213.4% |
| 2002 | 154.18 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 2003 | 427.08 % change on previous year | +177.0% |
| 2004 | -80.56 % change on previous year | -118.9% |
| 2005 | -100 % change on previous year | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -101.6% |
| 2008 | -100 % change on previous year | -6338.0% |
| 2010 | 22.74 % change on previous year | -122.7% |
| 2011 | 11.12 % change on previous year | -51.1% |
| 2012 | -96.67 % change on previous year | -969.3% |
| 2014 | -80 % change on previous year | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 157.13 % change on previous year | -296.4% |
| 2016 | -100 % change on previous year | -163.6% |
| 2019 | -96.83 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 249.97 % change on previous year | -358.2% |
| 2021 | -57.14 % change on previous year | -122.9% |
| 2022 | 299.94 % change on previous year | -624.9% |
| 2023 | -100 % change on previous year | -133.3% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia'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)
- Latvia'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)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -6338.0% | 1.6 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -20.13 % change on previous year | -79.27 % change on previous year | 14.08 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2000s | 141.07 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 767.78 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | -26.07 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 157.13 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.19 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 299.94 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 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 Greenland -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 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
- 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 Latvia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 43.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,077 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.9956 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 336.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Latvia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Latvia was -100 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 767.78 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2005.
- How does Latvia rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Latvia ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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.