Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Niger
Niger: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 96.54 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Niger, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Niger recorded 96.54 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 732.8% on the previous year and up 230.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Niger peaked at 127.51 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -37.57 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Niger ranks 31st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Niger, 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 | -16.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -6.16 % change on previous year | -62.8% |
| 1998 | -5.89 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 29.17 % change on previous year | -595.6% |
| 2000 | 6.71 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 2001 | 12.07 % change on previous year | +79.9% |
| 2002 | -37.32 % change on previous year | -409.2% |
| 2003 | 23.33 % change on previous year | -162.5% |
| 2004 | -30.87 % change on previous year | -232.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5574 % change on previous year | -101.8% |
| 2006 | -18.29 % change on previous year | -3381.4% |
| 2007 | 77.43 % change on previous year | -523.4% |
| 2008 | -19.32 % change on previous year | -125.0% |
| 2009 | -10.97 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 2010 | 20.74 % change on previous year | -289.2% |
| 2011 | -21.67 % change on previous year | -204.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7561 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 2013 | 18.28 % change on previous year | +2317.4% |
| 2014 | 29.25 % change on previous year | +60.0% |
| 2015 | -37.57 % change on previous year | -228.5% |
| 2016 | 78.31 % change on previous year | -308.4% |
| 2017 | -24.68 % change on previous year | -131.5% |
| 2018 | 19.03 % change on previous year | -177.1% |
| 2019 | -28.94 % change on previous year | -252.1% |
| 2020 | 54.85 % change on previous year | -289.5% |
| 2021 | 127.51 % change on previous year | +132.5% |
| 2022 | -33.36 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 2023 | -15.26 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 2024 | 96.54 % change on previous year | -732.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 96.54 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.68 % change on previous year, 5.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 96.54 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.11 % change on previous year, 10.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -3381.4% | 0.5574 % change on previous year | -18.29 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +2317.4% | 0.7561 % change on previous year | 18.28 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0636 % change on previous year | -16.55 % change on previous year | 29.17 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3329 % change on previous year | -37.32 % change on previous year | 77.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.35 % change on previous year | -37.57 % change on previous year | 78.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.06 % change on previous year | -33.36 % change on previous year | 127.51 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 28 Türkiye 101.23 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 100.03 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Bulgaria 99.98 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Sierra Leone 92.15 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Israel 91.21 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Brazil 87.06 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Niger
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 45.94 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 797.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 89.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Niger?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Niger was 96.54 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 127.51 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.57 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Niger rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Niger ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.