Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -96.12 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka is -96.12 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 341.3% on the previous year and down 599.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 761.74 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -96.12 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 142nd of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Sri Lanka, 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 | -23.14 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -15.5 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 1998 | 0.075 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 1999 | 13.52 % change on previous year | +17925.5% |
| 2000 | -54.7 % change on previous year | -504.7% |
| 2001 | -71.8 % change on previous year | +31.3% |
| 2003 | 13.58 % change on previous year | -118.9% |
| 2004 | 48.56 % change on previous year | +257.6% |
| 2005 | 7.55 % change on previous year | -84.5% |
| 2006 | -49.64 % change on previous year | -757.8% |
| 2007 | 7.77 % change on previous year | -115.7% |
| 2008 | -36.9 % change on previous year | -574.9% |
| 2009 | 98.64 % change on previous year | -367.3% |
| 2010 | -71.38 % change on previous year | -172.4% |
| 2011 | 66.19 % change on previous year | -192.7% |
| 2012 | 73.13 % change on previous year | +10.5% |
| 2013 | -71.79 % change on previous year | -198.2% |
| 2014 | 19.25 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 2015 | -35.42 % change on previous year | -284.0% |
| 2016 | 83.68 % change on previous year | -336.2% |
| 2017 | -84.58 % change on previous year | -201.1% |
| 2018 | 19.82 % change on previous year | -123.4% |
| 2019 | -24.06 % change on previous year | -221.4% |
| 2020 | -79.21 % change on previous year | +229.2% |
| 2021 | 761.74 % change on previous year | -1061.7% |
| 2022 | 22.1 % change on previous year | -97.1% |
| 2023 | 39.83 % change on previous year | +80.2% |
| 2024 | -96.12 % change on previous year | -341.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's -96.12 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -30.93 % change on previous year, 3.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's -96.12 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is 77.32 % change on previous year. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +17925.5% | 0.075 % change on previous year | 13.52 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.78 % change on previous year | -23.14 % change on previous year | 13.52 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -4.11 % change on previous year | -71.8 % change on previous year | 98.64 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -2.52 % change on previous year | -84.58 % change on previous year | 83.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.67 % change on previous year | -96.12 % change on previous year | 761.74 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 139 Belarus -93.92 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Algeria -94 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Morocco -95.99 % change on previous year compare
- 143 Uzbekistan -96.18 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Croatia -96.47 % change on previous year compare
- 145 French Guiana -97.09 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was -96.12 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 761.74 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -96.12 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 599.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.