Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 7.15 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 7.15 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of up 717.9% on the previous year and up 223.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 15.41 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -12.38 % change on previous year, in 2006.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 | -3.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -3.54 % change on previous year | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 11.31 % change on previous year | -419.6% |
| 1999 | -7 % change on previous year | -161.9% |
| 2000 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -139.4% |
| 2001 | -11.43 % change on previous year | -514.3% |
| 2002 | 15.41 % change on previous year | -234.8% |
| 2003 | 10.88 % change on previous year | -29.4% |
| 2004 | -0.408 % change on previous year | -103.8% |
| 2005 | 6.05 % change on previous year | -1582.7% |
| 2006 | -12.38 % change on previous year | -304.7% |
| 2007 | 8.05 % change on previous year | -165.0% |
| 2008 | -4.1 % change on previous year | -151.0% |
| 2009 | -6 % change on previous year | +46.3% |
| 2010 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -132.5% |
| 2011 | -1.5 % change on previous year | -176.7% |
| 2012 | -1.09 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3353 % change on previous year | -130.8% |
| 2014 | -5.81 % change on previous year | -1832.3% |
| 2015 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -152.5% |
| 2016 | 4.7 % change on previous year | +54.0% |
| 2017 | -9.42 % change on previous year | -300.5% |
| 2018 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -84.7% |
| 2019 | -5.25 % change on previous year | +265.2% |
| 2020 | 7.37 % change on previous year | -240.4% |
| 2021 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -122.7% |
| 2022 | -2.24 % change on previous year | +33.5% |
| 2023 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
| 2024 | 7.15 % change on previous year | -717.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -1832.3% | 0.3353 % change on previous year | -5.81 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +1582.7% | -0.408 % change on previous year | 6.05 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2806 % change on previous year | -7 % change on previous year | 11.31 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8813 % change on previous year | -12.38 % change on previous year | 15.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.45 % change on previous year | -9.42 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 % change on previous year | -2.24 % change on previous year | 7.37 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 9 Azerbaijan 416.76 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Lebanon 400.03 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Portugal 388.04 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Ecuador 343.62 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Kenya 322.7 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Bangladesh 295.04 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Somalia 291.23 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 7.15 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.41 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.38 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.