Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia
Melanesia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -60.18 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded -60.18 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 140.3% on the previous year and down 147.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Melanesia peaked at 372.97 % change on previous year in 1997 and was at its lowest, -82.41 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places Melanesia 120th out of 193 countries 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 Melanesia, 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 | -70.79 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 372.97 % change on previous year | -626.8% |
| 1998 | -81.31 % change on previous year | -121.8% |
| 1999 | 34.5 % change on previous year | -142.4% |
| 2000 | -40.25 % change on previous year | -216.7% |
| 2001 | 71.06 % change on previous year | -276.5% |
| 2002 | 288.01 % change on previous year | +305.3% |
| 2003 | 16.84 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 2004 | 84.48 % change on previous year | +401.6% |
| 2005 | -70.06 % change on previous year | -182.9% |
| 2006 | 114.38 % change on previous year | -263.3% |
| 2007 | -68.83 % change on previous year | -160.2% |
| 2008 | 20.31 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 2009 | 22.77 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 6.7 % change on previous year | -70.6% |
| 2011 | -38.35 % change on previous year | -672.3% |
| 2012 | 11.67 % change on previous year | -130.4% |
| 2013 | 16.17 % change on previous year | +38.6% |
| 2014 | 125.52 % change on previous year | +676.0% |
| 2015 | 60.12 % change on previous year | -52.1% |
| 2016 | -82.41 % change on previous year | -237.1% |
| 2017 | 56.76 % change on previous year | -168.9% |
| 2018 | 171.72 % change on previous year | +202.5% |
| 2019 | -57.86 % change on previous year | -133.7% |
| 2020 | -42.01 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 12.97 % change on previous year | -130.9% |
| 2022 | 7.93 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 2023 | 149.34 % change on previous year | +1782.3% |
| 2024 | -60.18 % change on previous year | -140.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Melanesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1782.3% | 7.93 % change on previous year | 149.34 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.37 % change on previous year | -81.31 % change on previous year | 372.97 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.87 % change on previous year | -70.06 % change on previous year | 288.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 27 % change on previous year | -82.41 % change on previous year | 171.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.61 % change on previous year | -60.18 % change on previous year | 149.34 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 117 Australia and New Zealand -52.02 % change on previous year compare
- 118 Australia -52.02 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Namibia -56.22 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Chile -61.14 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Papua New Guinea -62.24 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Uruguay -62.64 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Melanesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 187.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 156.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.591 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Melanesia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Melanesia was -60.18 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 372.97 % change on previous year in 1997.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -82.41 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Melanesia rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 120th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 147.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.