Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Jamaica
Jamaica: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was -9.67 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Jamaica, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Jamaica stood at -9.67 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 90.3% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Jamaica peaked at 828.85 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Jamaica ranks 86th 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 Jamaica, 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 | -29.73 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 39.93 % change on previous year | -234.3% |
| 1998 | -16.29 % change on previous year | -140.8% |
| 1999 | 7.42 % change on previous year | -145.5% |
| 2000 | 11.58 % change on previous year | +56.1% |
| 2001 | -91.36 % change on previous year | -889.1% |
| 2002 | 828.85 % change on previous year | -1007.2% |
| 2003 | -81.16 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 2004 | -100 % change on previous year | +23.2% |
| 2006 | -61.81 % change on previous year | -38.2% |
| 2007 | -76.69 % change on previous year | +24.1% |
| 2008 | -50.62 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 2009 | 337.1 % change on previous year | -766.0% |
| 2010 | 30.22 % change on previous year | -91.0% |
| 2011 | -2.19 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 2012 | -15.12 % change on previous year | +589.0% |
| 2013 | 74.08 % change on previous year | -589.9% |
| 2014 | -15.2 % change on previous year | -120.5% |
| 2015 | 51.26 % change on previous year | -437.2% |
| 2016 | -59 % change on previous year | -215.1% |
| 2017 | -61.46 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 10.5 % change on previous year | -117.1% |
| 2019 | 440.04 % change on previous year | +4090.8% |
| 2020 | -54.92 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 2021 | -94.42 % change on previous year | +71.9% |
| 2022 | -100 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2024 | -9.67 % change on previous year | -90.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -9.67 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -25.55 % change on previous year, 38% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -9.67 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -14.44 % change on previous year, 67% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +4090.8% | 10.5 % change on previous year | 440.04 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +1007.2% | -91.36 % change on previous year | 828.85 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1479 % change on previous year | -29.73 % change on previous year | 39.93 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.54 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 828.85 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.31 % change on previous year | -61.46 % change on previous year | 440.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -64.75 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -9.67 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 83 United Republic of Tanzania -1.62 % change on previous year compare
- 84 Egypt -5.19 % change on previous year compare
- 85 Chad -6.63 % change on previous year compare
- 87 Sudan -11.56 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Argentina -11.56 % change on previous year compare
- 89 Lithuania -12.49 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Jamaica?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Jamaica was -9.67 % 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 828.85 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Jamaica ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.