Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was -70.14 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Afghanistan, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Afghanistan is -70.14 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 174.6% on the previous year and down 654.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Afghanistan peaked at 942.57 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -97.59 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 126th of 191 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: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Afghanistan, 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 | 196.62 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -20.53 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1998 | 107.33 % change on previous year | -622.7% |
| 1999 | -28.02 % change on previous year | -126.1% |
| 2000 | -50.66 % change on previous year | +80.8% |
| 2001 | -97.59 % change on previous year | +92.6% |
| 2003 | 267.51 % change on previous year | -374.1% |
| 2004 | -75.62 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 2005 | -53.87 % change on previous year | -28.8% |
| 2006 | 7.23 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 2007 | -53.03 % change on previous year | -834.0% |
| 2008 | 842.76 % change on previous year | -1689.2% |
| 2009 | -90.39 % change on previous year | -110.7% |
| 2010 | 942.57 % change on previous year | -1142.8% |
| 2011 | -92.54 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 2012 | 51.73 % change on previous year | -155.9% |
| 2013 | 12.11 % change on previous year | -76.6% |
| 2014 | -9.3 % change on previous year | -176.8% |
| 2015 | -69.18 % change on previous year | +643.7% |
| 2016 | 91.91 % change on previous year | -232.9% |
| 2017 | -72.71 % change on previous year | -179.1% |
| 2018 | -36.35 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 61.99 % change on previous year | -270.6% |
| 2021 | -65.8 % change on previous year | -206.1% |
| 2022 | -84.73 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 2023 | 93.98 % change on previous year | -210.9% |
| 2024 | -70.14 % change on previous year | -174.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's -70.14 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.55 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's -70.14 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -90.69 % change on previous year, 77% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1689.2% | -53.03 % change on previous year | 842.76 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +1142.8% | -90.39 % change on previous year | 942.57 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.38 % change on previous year | -28.02 % change on previous year | 196.62 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 77.37 % change on previous year | -97.59 % change on previous year | 842.76 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.92 % change on previous year | -92.54 % change on previous year | 942.57 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | -12.94 % change on previous year | -84.73 % change on previous year | 93.98 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 123 Australia -63.2 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Namibia -65.16 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Canada -65.37 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Haiti -72.34 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Greece -75.19 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Albania -75.33 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 79.22 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,854 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Afghanistan?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Afghanistan was -70.14 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 942.57 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -97.59 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Afghanistan ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 654.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.