Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Switzerland
Switzerland: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-100 % change on previous year
World rank
148th
of 193 countries
All-time high
100 % change on previous year
in 2003
All-time low
-100 % change on previous year
in 2000
Years of data
18
1991–2024
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is -100 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Switzerland peaked at 100 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 148th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Switzerland, 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 | -70.32 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -25.74 % change on previous year | -63.4% |
| 1998 | 57.07 % change on previous year | -321.7% |
| 1999 | -22.07 % change on previous year | -138.7% |
| 2000 | -100 % change on previous year | +353.2% |
| 2002 | 50 % change on previous year | -150.0% |
| 2003 | 100 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 2004 | -100 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 2008 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -40 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 2018 | -100 % change on previous year | +150.0% |
| 2024 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -80.81 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -84 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -6.78 % change on previous year | -70.32 % change on previous year | 57.07 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -30 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2010s | -80 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -40 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 2020s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 145 French Guiana -97.09 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Hungary -99.11 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Malaysia -99.17 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Austria -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Belgium -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Barbados -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Comoros -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Czechia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Djibouti -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Denmark -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Finland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Gibraltar -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Grenada -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Greenland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Isle of Man -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Ireland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Jordan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Saint Kitts and Nevis -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Kuwait -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Libya -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Liechtenstein -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Latvia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Montenegro -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Mauritius -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Norway -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Oman -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Puerto Rico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Palestine -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Solomon Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Slovakia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Slovenia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Sweden -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Turks and Caicos Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Tajikistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Vanuatu -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Samoa -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Mayotte -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Montserrat -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Cabo Verde -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Polynesia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 China, Hong Kong SAR -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Republic of Korea -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Brunei Darussalam -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Réunion -100 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -100 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Switzerland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 72.47 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,816 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 171.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 476.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 472.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Switzerland?
- Savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate in Switzerland was -100 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Switzerland ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.