Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was 63.98 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia stood at 63.98 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 507.3% on the previous year and up 129.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia peaked at 115.64 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -49.81 % change on previous year, in 2013.
That places Southern Asia 3rd out of 32 groups 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 Southern Asia, 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 | -38.12 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -35.17 % change on previous year | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 64.81 % change on previous year | -284.2% |
| 1999 | 7.37 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 2000 | -32.02 % change on previous year | -534.6% |
| 2001 | 29.44 % change on previous year | -191.9% |
| 2002 | -10.78 % change on previous year | -136.6% |
| 2003 | 81.88 % change on previous year | -859.3% |
| 2004 | 41.56 % change on previous year | -49.2% |
| 2005 | -39.21 % change on previous year | -194.3% |
| 2006 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 2007 | 17.33 % change on previous year | +319.0% |
| 2008 | 7.94 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 2009 | 59.78 % change on previous year | +653.4% |
| 2010 | -21.29 % change on previous year | -135.6% |
| 2011 | -32.96 % change on previous year | +54.8% |
| 2012 | 61.48 % change on previous year | -286.5% |
| 2013 | -49.81 % change on previous year | -181.0% |
| 2014 | 27.92 % change on previous year | -156.1% |
| 2015 | -40.89 % change on previous year | -246.5% |
| 2016 | 105.25 % change on previous year | -357.4% |
| 2017 | -18.91 % change on previous year | -118.0% |
| 2018 | 17.01 % change on previous year | -190.0% |
| 2019 | -17.4 % change on previous year | -202.3% |
| 2020 | -17.73 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 115.64 % change on previous year | -752.4% |
| 2022 | -36.76 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 2023 | -15.71 % change on previous year | -57.3% |
| 2024 | 63.98 % change on previous year | -507.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1239 % change on previous year | -38.12 % change on previous year | 64.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.01 % change on previous year | -39.21 % change on previous year | 81.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 % change on previous year | -49.81 % change on previous year | 105.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.89 % change on previous year | -36.76 % change on previous year | 115.64 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 Nicaragua 919.71 % change on previous year compare
- 2 New Zealand 825.33 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Poland 600.07 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Republic of Moldova 600.01 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 580.42 % change on previous year compare
- 6 North Macedonia 578.47 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 38.40 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Southern Asia was 63.98 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 115.64 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.81 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Southern Asia rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.