Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in South Sudan
South Sudan: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was 15.91 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in South Sudan, 2013–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 15.91 % change on previous year for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.7% on the previous year and up 1,008.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Sudan peaked at 51.55 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -42.6 % change on previous year, in 2019.
South Sudan ranks 61st 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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -6.31 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -122.7% |
| 2015 | 2.53 % change on previous year | +76.4% |
| 2016 | 6.01 % change on previous year | +137.3% |
| 2017 | -11.51 % change on previous year | -291.5% |
| 2018 | 19.79 % change on previous year | -271.9% |
| 2019 | -42.6 % change on previous year | -315.3% |
| 2020 | 51.55 % change on previous year | -221.0% |
| 2021 | -7.75 % change on previous year | -115.0% |
| 2022 | -17.72 % change on previous year | +128.6% |
| 2023 | 10.42 % change on previous year | -158.8% |
| 2024 | 15.91 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 15.91 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.55 % change on previous year, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 15.91 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94 % change on previous year, 1.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -4.38 % change on previous year | -42.6 % change on previous year | 19.79 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.48 % change on previous year | -17.72 % change on previous year | 51.55 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More climate change data for South Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,624 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,725 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20,899 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.7 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 746.39 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130.58 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Sudan?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Sudan was 15.91 % 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 51.55 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -42.6 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does South Sudan rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- South Sudan ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,008.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.