Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual was -45.08 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Zimbabwe, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zimbabwe stood at -45.08 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 99.7% on the previous year and down 655.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zimbabwe peaked at 102.12 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -69.43 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Zimbabwe, 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 | 43.51 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -6.67 % change on previous year | -115.3% |
| 1998 | 7.13 % change on previous year | -206.8% |
| 1999 | -6.29 % change on previous year | -188.3% |
| 2000 | -34.19 % change on previous year | +443.3% |
| 2001 | 45.76 % change on previous year | -233.8% |
| 2002 | -35.47 % change on previous year | -177.5% |
| 2003 | 4.71 % change on previous year | -113.3% |
| 2004 | 48.48 % change on previous year | +928.3% |
| 2005 | -7.08 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 2006 | -16.22 % change on previous year | +129.1% |
| 2007 | 19.36 % change on previous year | -219.4% |
| 2008 | 16.24 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 2.74 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 2011 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +79.5% |
| 2012 | -26.07 % change on previous year | -906.1% |
| 2013 | -30.14 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 8.12 % change on previous year | -126.9% |
| 2015 | 33.3 % change on previous year | +310.1% |
| 2016 | -48.04 % change on previous year | -244.3% |
| 2017 | 19.47 % change on previous year | -140.5% |
| 2018 | 8.33 % change on previous year | -57.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4706 % change on previous year | -94.4% |
| 2020 | -69.43 % change on previous year | -14854.2% |
| 2021 | 102.12 % change on previous year | -247.1% |
| 2022 | 65.04 % change on previous year | -36.3% |
| 2023 | -22.57 % change on previous year | -134.7% |
| 2024 | -45.08 % change on previous year | +99.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -45.08 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -2.41 % change on previous year, 18.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's -45.08 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94 % change on previous year. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … annual in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -14854.2% | 0.4706 % change on previous year | -69.43 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.19 % change on previous year | -6.67 % change on previous year | 43.51 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.43 % change on previous year | -35.47 % change on previous year | 48.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.95 % change on previous year | -48.04 % change on previous year | 33.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.02 % change on previous year | -69.43 % change on previous year | 102.12 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 107 Lao People's Democratic Republic -39.56 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Armenia -44.33 % change on previous year compare
- 109 Panama -44.37 % change on previous year compare
- 111 Timor-Leste -46.08 % change on previous year compare
- 112 Cuba -48.19 % change on previous year compare
- 113 China -51.24 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zimbabwe?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zimbabwe was -45.08 % 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 102.12 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -69.43 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 110th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 655.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.