Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Northern America
Northern America: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was -41.69 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Northern America, 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 Northern America is -41.69 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 122.1% on the previous year and down 1,134.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Northern America peaked at 297.45 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -67.36 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Northern America 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 Northern America, 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 | -2.4 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -44.39 % change on previous year | +1753.5% |
| 1998 | 203.31 % change on previous year | -558.0% |
| 1999 | -41.42 % change on previous year | -120.4% |
| 2000 | -22.39 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
| 2001 | -67.36 % change on previous year | +200.9% |
| 2002 | 297.45 % change on previous year | -541.6% |
| 2003 | -13.86 % change on previous year | -104.7% |
| 2004 | 39.92 % change on previous year | -388.0% |
| 2005 | 10.53 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
| 2006 | -19.02 % change on previous year | -280.7% |
| 2007 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -122.4% |
| 2008 | -34.31 % change on previous year | -907.0% |
| 2009 | -7.54 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 2010 | 14.83 % change on previous year | -296.7% |
| 2011 | 56 % change on previous year | +277.7% |
| 2012 | -20.47 % change on previous year | -136.5% |
| 2013 | 10.72 % change on previous year | -152.4% |
| 2014 | -3.38 % change on previous year | -131.5% |
| 2015 | 8.4 % change on previous year | -348.8% |
| 2016 | -40.84 % change on previous year | -586.1% |
| 2017 | 89.22 % change on previous year | -318.4% |
| 2018 | -28.55 % change on previous year | -132.0% |
| 2019 | -29.77 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 43.4 % change on previous year | -245.8% |
| 2021 | 28.79 % change on previous year | -33.7% |
| 2022 | -26.46 % change on previous year | -191.9% |
| 2023 | 188.56 % change on previous year | -812.6% |
| 2024 | -41.69 % change on previous year | -122.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -1753.5% | -2.4 % change on previous year | -44.39 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.79 % change on previous year | -44.39 % change on previous year | 203.31 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.77 % change on previous year | -67.36 % change on previous year | 297.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 % change on previous year | -40.84 % change on previous year | 89.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.52 % change on previous year | -41.69 % change on previous year | 188.56 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 24 New Caledonia 127.1 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 121.37 % change on previous year compare
- 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
- 29 Niger 96.57 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 89.8 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Northern America?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Northern America was -41.69 % 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 297.45 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was -67.36 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Northern America rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Northern America ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,134.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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.