Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Niger
Niger: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 96.57 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Niger, 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 Niger is 96.57 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 733.0% on the previous year and up 230.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Niger peaked at 127.48 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -37.57 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Niger ranks 29th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Niger, 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 | -1.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -10.26 % change on previous year | +585.7% |
| 1998 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -116.0% |
| 1999 | 25.82 % change on previous year | +1474.8% |
| 2000 | 11.19 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 2001 | -20.57 % change on previous year | -283.8% |
| 2002 | -37.21 % change on previous year | +80.9% |
| 2003 | 23.1 % change on previous year | -162.1% |
| 2004 | -31.06 % change on previous year | -234.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5753 % change on previous year | -101.9% |
| 2006 | -18.3 % change on previous year | -3281.5% |
| 2007 | 77.42 % change on previous year | -523.0% |
| 2008 | -19.32 % change on previous year | -125.0% |
| 2009 | -10.97 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 2010 | 20.74 % change on previous year | -289.2% |
| 2011 | -21.67 % change on previous year | -204.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7603 % change on previous year | -103.5% |
| 2013 | 18.27 % change on previous year | +2303.3% |
| 2014 | 29.24 % change on previous year | +60.0% |
| 2015 | -37.57 % change on previous year | -228.5% |
| 2016 | 78.32 % change on previous year | -308.5% |
| 2017 | -24.63 % change on previous year | -131.4% |
| 2018 | 18.95 % change on previous year | -177.0% |
| 2019 | -28.24 % change on previous year | -249.0% |
| 2020 | 53.35 % change on previous year | -288.9% |
| 2021 | 127.48 % change on previous year | +138.9% |
| 2022 | -33.36 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 2023 | -15.26 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 2024 | 96.57 % change on previous year | -733.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 96.57 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.55 % change on previous year, 5.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 96.57 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94 % change on previous year, 10.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -3281.5% | 0.5753 % change on previous year | -18.3 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | +2303.3% | 0.7603 % change on previous year | 18.27 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.74 % change on previous year | -10.26 % change on previous year | 25.82 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -2.51 % change on previous year | -37.21 % change on previous year | 77.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.42 % change on previous year | -37.57 % change on previous year | 78.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.76 % change on previous year | -33.36 % change on previous year | 127.48 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 26 Israel 101.91 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Bulgaria 100.52 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Kyrgyzstan 100.02 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 89.8 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Brazil 86.48 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 86.12 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Niger
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 45.94 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 797.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 89.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Niger?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Niger was 96.57 % 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 127.48 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.57 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Niger rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Niger ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 230.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.