Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was -69.25 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Southern Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Southern Africa stood at -69.25 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 281.6% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Southern Africa peaked at 211.75 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -69.25 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Southern Africa ranks 30th of 32 groups on this measure, 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 Southern Africa, 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 | 15.03 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -8.11 % change on previous year | -154.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3264 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 1999 | -6.57 % change on previous year | -2113.3% |
| 2000 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 2001 | 18.39 % change on previous year | -1141.2% |
| 2002 | 9.19 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 2003 | -58.2 % change on previous year | -733.2% |
| 2004 | 4.31 % change on previous year | -107.4% |
| 2005 | 27.83 % change on previous year | +546.2% |
| 2006 | 41.2 % change on previous year | +48.0% |
| 2007 | -17.82 % change on previous year | -143.3% |
| 2008 | 69.93 % change on previous year | -492.5% |
| 2009 | -40.49 % change on previous year | -157.9% |
| 2010 | 119.45 % change on previous year | -395.0% |
| 2011 | 47.89 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 2012 | -40.48 % change on previous year | -184.5% |
| 2013 | -47.27 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2014 | -34.64 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2015 | -15.9 % change on previous year | -54.1% |
| 2016 | -19.79 % change on previous year | +24.4% |
| 2017 | 112.95 % change on previous year | -670.9% |
| 2018 | -33.74 % change on previous year | -129.9% |
| 2019 | -50.17 % change on previous year | +48.7% |
| 2020 | 211.75 % change on previous year | -522.0% |
| 2021 | 110.14 % change on previous year | -48.0% |
| 2022 | -33.73 % change on previous year | -130.6% |
| 2023 | 38.14 % change on previous year | -213.1% |
| 2024 | -69.25 % change on previous year | -281.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Southern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -2113.3% | 0.3264 % change on previous year | -6.57 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +1141.2% | -1.77 % change on previous year | 18.39 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0749 % change on previous year | -8.11 % change on previous year | 15.03 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.26 % change on previous year | -58.2 % change on previous year | 69.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 % change on previous year | -50.17 % change on previous year | 119.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.41 % change on previous year | -69.25 % change on previous year | 211.75 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 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
- 31 Brazil 86.48 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Equatorial Guinea 86.12 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Philippines 82.49 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 739.86 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Southern Africa?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Southern Africa was -69.25 % 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 211.75 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -69.25 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Southern Africa rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Southern Africa ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.