Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Namibia
Namibia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was -65.16 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Namibia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Namibia stood at -65.16 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 10,423.3% on the previous year and down 77.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Namibia peaked at 594.05 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -67.32 % change on previous year, in 2013.
That places Namibia 124th out of 191 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: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Namibia, 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 | -2.31 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -10.29 % change on previous year | +345.2% |
| 1998 | 15.94 % change on previous year | -255.0% |
| 1999 | -4.26 % change on previous year | -126.7% |
| 2000 | 12.48 % change on previous year | -393.0% |
| 2001 | -16.07 % change on previous year | -228.8% |
| 2002 | -24.43 % change on previous year | +52.1% |
| 2003 | 16.82 % change on previous year | -168.8% |
| 2004 | 17.24 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 2005 | -12.3 % change on previous year | -171.3% |
| 2006 | 77.78 % change on previous year | -732.4% |
| 2007 | -14.18 % change on previous year | -118.2% |
| 2008 | -48.12 % change on previous year | +239.4% |
| 2009 | 130.03 % change on previous year | -370.2% |
| 2010 | -13.93 % change on previous year | -110.7% |
| 2011 | 108.95 % change on previous year | -881.9% |
| 2012 | 7.28 % change on previous year | -93.3% |
| 2013 | -67.32 % change on previous year | -1024.3% |
| 2014 | -36.76 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 2015 | -2.86 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 2016 | -0.2557 % change on previous year | -91.0% |
| 2017 | 15.07 % change on previous year | -5992.8% |
| 2018 | -33.41 % change on previous year | -321.7% |
| 2019 | -63.1 % change on previous year | +88.9% |
| 2020 | 594.05 % change on previous year | -1041.4% |
| 2021 | 8.63 % change on previous year | -98.5% |
| 2022 | -52.83 % change on previous year | -712.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6312 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 2024 | -65.16 % change on previous year | -10423.3% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's -65.16 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.41 % change on previous year, 27.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's -65.16 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -10423.3% | 0.6312 % change on previous year | -65.16 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +5992.8% | -0.2557 % change on previous year | 15.07 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1014 % change on previous year | -10.29 % change on previous year | 15.94 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.93 % change on previous year | -48.12 % change on previous year | 130.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -8.63 % change on previous year | -67.32 % change on previous year | 108.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.07 % change on previous year | -65.16 % change on previous year | 594.05 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 121 OECD -61.42 % change on previous year compare
- 122 Australia and New Zealand -63.2 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Australia -63.2 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Canada -65.37 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Afghanistan -70.14 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Haiti -72.34 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Namibia?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Namibia was -65.16 % 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 594.05 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -67.32 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does Namibia rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Namibia ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.