Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in OECD
OECD: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was -61.42 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in OECD, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in OECD stood at -61.42 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 127.4% on the previous year and down 192.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in OECD peaked at 483.8 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -71.47 % change on previous year, in 2013.
OECD ranks 121st 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 OECD, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.0013 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0.0002 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | -22.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -7.63 % change on previous year | -65.8% |
| 1998 | 24.8 % change on previous year | -425.1% |
| 1999 | 57.84 % change on previous year | +133.2% |
| 2000 | 17.2 % change on previous year | -70.3% |
| 2001 | 18.92 % change on previous year | +10.0% |
| 2002 | -9.44 % change on previous year | -149.9% |
| 2003 | -68.23 % change on previous year | +622.7% |
| 2004 | 115.67 % change on previous year | -269.5% |
| 2005 | -56.96 % change on previous year | -149.2% |
| 2006 | 121.62 % change on previous year | -313.5% |
| 2007 | -5.06 % change on previous year | -104.2% |
| 2008 | -46.4 % change on previous year | +816.5% |
| 2009 | 20.26 % change on previous year | -143.7% |
| 2010 | -51.15 % change on previous year | -352.5% |
| 2011 | 483.8 % change on previous year | -1045.9% |
| 2012 | -1.94 % change on previous year | -100.4% |
| 2013 | -71.47 % change on previous year | +3580.8% |
| 2014 | 66.74 % change on previous year | -193.4% |
| 2015 | -5.77 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 2016 | -50.79 % change on previous year | +780.0% |
| 2017 | 154.81 % change on previous year | -404.8% |
| 2018 | -3.11 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 2019 | -41.83 % change on previous year | +1245.2% |
| 2020 | -55.65 % change on previous year | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 77.75 % change on previous year | -239.7% |
| 2022 | 10.76 % change on previous year | -86.2% |
| 2023 | 224.25 % change on previous year | +1984.4% |
| 2024 | -61.42 % change on previous year | -127.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in OECD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -3580.8% | -1.94 % change on previous year | -71.47 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1984.4% | 10.76 % change on previous year | 224.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.86 % change on previous year | -22.3 % change on previous year | 57.84 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.76 % change on previous year | -68.23 % change on previous year | 121.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.93 % change on previous year | -71.47 % change on previous year | 483.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.14 % change on previous year | -61.42 % change on previous year | 224.25 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 118 Uruguay -59.75 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Yemen -60.72 % change on previous year compare
- 120 Papua New Guinea -61.41 % 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
- 124 Namibia -65.16 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in OECD?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in OECD was -61.42 % 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 483.8 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was -71.47 % change on previous year in 2013.
- How does OECD rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- OECD ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 192.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD 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.