Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Somalia
Somalia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 258.18 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Somalia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Somalia stood at 258.18 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 36.8% on the previous year and up 460.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Somalia peaked at 647.84 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -99.64 % change on previous year, in 2017.
Somalia ranks 15th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Somalia, 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 | -17.87 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -5.85 % change on previous year | -67.3% |
| 1998 | 231.79 % change on previous year | -4059.6% |
| 1999 | -23.78 % change on previous year | -110.3% |
| 2000 | -60.72 % change on previous year | +155.4% |
| 2001 | -92.16 % change on previous year | +51.8% |
| 2003 | 520.81 % change on previous year | -665.1% |
| 2004 | -84.27 % change on previous year | -116.2% |
| 2005 | 38.07 % change on previous year | -145.2% |
| 2006 | -64.78 % change on previous year | -270.2% |
| 2007 | 289.75 % change on previous year | -547.3% |
| 2008 | -28.3 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 2009 | -39.07 % change on previous year | +38.0% |
| 2010 | 35.13 % change on previous year | -189.9% |
| 2011 | -83.02 % change on previous year | -336.3% |
| 2013 | 10.72 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 2014 | -71.68 % change on previous year | -768.4% |
| 2015 | -89.08 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 134.47 % change on previous year | -251.0% |
| 2017 | -99.64 % change on previous year | -174.1% |
| 2019 | 387.83 % change on previous year | -489.2% |
| 2020 | 647.84 % change on previous year | +67.0% |
| 2021 | -75.43 % change on previous year | -111.6% |
| 2022 | -73.76 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 188.72 % change on previous year | -355.9% |
| 2024 | 258.18 % change on previous year | +36.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 258.18 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.55 % change on previous year, 14.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 258.18 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94 % change on previous year, 28.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +4059.6% | -5.85 % change on previous year | 231.79 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.48 % change on previous year | -23.78 % change on previous year | 231.79 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 53.26 % change on previous year | -92.16 % change on previous year | 520.81 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.09 % change on previous year | -99.64 % change on previous year | 387.83 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2020s | 189.11 % change on previous year | -75.43 % change on previous year | 647.84 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 12 Portugal 376.35 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Kenya 342.98 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Bangladesh 294.86 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 212.81 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Syrian Arab Republic 192 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Pakistan 183.26 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Somalia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 530.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 497.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Somalia?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Somalia was 258.18 % 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 647.84 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.64 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Somalia rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Somalia ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 460.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.