Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Somalia
Somalia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 291.23 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Somalia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Somalia stood at 291.23 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 98.6% on the previous year and up 470.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Somalia peaked at 549.95 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -99.63 % change on previous year, in 2017.
Somalia ranks 15th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Somalia, 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 | -42.64 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -6.11 % change on previous year | -85.7% |
| 1998 | 237.81 % change on previous year | -3994.6% |
| 1999 | -27.79 % change on previous year | -111.7% |
| 2000 | -54.7 % change on previous year | +96.9% |
| 2001 | -89.7 % change on previous year | +64.0% |
| 2003 | 514.6 % change on previous year | -673.7% |
| 2004 | -84.37 % change on previous year | -116.4% |
| 2005 | 32.99 % change on previous year | -139.1% |
| 2006 | -69.91 % change on previous year | -311.9% |
| 2007 | 371.38 % change on previous year | -631.3% |
| 2008 | -27.4 % change on previous year | -107.4% |
| 2009 | -54.3 % change on previous year | +98.2% |
| 2010 | 82.42 % change on previous year | -251.8% |
| 2011 | -83.02 % change on previous year | -200.7% |
| 2013 | 4.79 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 2014 | -78.56 % change on previous year | -1740.3% |
| 2015 | -82.97 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 133.62 % change on previous year | -261.1% |
| 2017 | -99.63 % change on previous year | -174.6% |
| 2019 | 549.95 % change on previous year | -652.0% |
| 2020 | 499.26 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2021 | -70.73 % change on previous year | -114.2% |
| 2022 | -73.68 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 146.66 % change on previous year | -299.0% |
| 2024 | 291.23 % change on previous year | +98.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 291.23 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.68 % change on previous year, 17.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 291.23 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.11 % change on previous year, 32.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Somalia 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 | +3994.6% | -6.11 % change on previous year | 237.81 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | -1740.3% | 4.79 % change on previous year | -78.56 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.92 % change on previous year | -42.64 % change on previous year | 237.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 59.84 % change on previous year | -89.7 % change on previous year | 514.6 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.33 % change on previous year | -99.63 % change on previous year | 549.95 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2020s | 158.54 % change on previous year | -73.68 % change on previous year | 499.26 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 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
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 225.42 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Pakistan 203.41 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Ukraine 182 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Somalia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 530.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 497.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Somalia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Somalia was 291.23 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 549.95 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.63 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 470.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.