Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Lebanon
Lebanon: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 400.03 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Lebanon, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 400.03 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 500.0% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Lebanon peaked at 400.03 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Lebanon 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Lebanon, 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 | -18.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 13.67 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 1998 | 238.02 % change on previous year | +1640.8% |
| 1999 | -36.26 % change on previous year | -115.2% |
| 2000 | -91.22 % change on previous year | +151.6% |
| 2001 | -100 % change on previous year | +9.6% |
| 2003 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 110.72 % change on previous year | -210.7% |
| 2008 | -100 % change on previous year | -190.3% |
| 2011 | -96.88 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 100 % change on previous year | -203.2% |
| 2013 | -100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2016 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -61.4 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 2021 | 95.47 % change on previous year | -255.5% |
| 2022 | -100 % change on previous year | -204.7% |
| 2024 | 400.03 % change on previous year | -500.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 400.03 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.3231 % change on previous year. (40 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 400.03 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -88.61 % change on previous year. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1640.8% | 13.67 % change on previous year | 238.02 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.89 % change on previous year | -36.26 % change on previous year | 238.02 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -63.42 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 110.72 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2010s | -59.37 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2020s | 83.53 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 400.03 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 7 Georgia 548.89 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Bahamas 483.23 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 416.76 % 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
More climate change data for Lebanon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 19.75 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 540.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 302.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 238.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 137.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 135.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.5116 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Lebanon?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Lebanon was 400.03 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 400.03 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Lebanon rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Lebanon ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.