Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Sudan
Sudan: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -11.88 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Sudan, 2013–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Sudan is -11.88 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 119.1% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Sudan peaked at 62.37 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -27.21 % change on previous year, in 2022.
That places Sudan 88th 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -8.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | -19.04 % change on previous year | +115.5% |
| 2015 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -89.9% |
| 2016 | 13.02 % change on previous year | -776.4% |
| 2017 | -10.13 % change on previous year | -177.8% |
| 2018 | -4.18 % change on previous year | -58.8% |
| 2019 | -11.87 % change on previous year | +184.2% |
| 2020 | 38.14 % change on previous year | -421.3% |
| 2021 | -11.17 % change on previous year | -129.3% |
| 2022 | -27.21 % change on previous year | +143.6% |
| 2023 | 62.37 % change on previous year | -329.2% |
| 2024 | -11.88 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -11.88 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.68 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -11.88 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.11 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -6.14 % change on previous year | -19.04 % change on previous year | 13.02 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.05 % change on previous year | -27.21 % change on previous year | 62.37 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 85 Chad -6.83 % change on previous year compare
- 86 Argentina -9.47 % change on previous year compare
- 87 Uganda -10.21 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Lithuania -12.49 % change on previous year compare
- 90 Paraguay -12.81 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Senegal -13.81 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.48 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 72,276 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21,634 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 50,642 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 81.64 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,809 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,215 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,182 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 33.05 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.46 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Sudan?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Sudan was -11.88 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.37 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.21 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Sudan ranks 88th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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.