Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate was -70.04 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded -70.04 % change on previous year for savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 174.3% on the previous year and down 660.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Afghanistan peaked at 942.17 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -97.59 % change on previous year, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 125th of 181 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 — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Afghanistan, 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 | 196.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -20.54 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 1998 | 107.34 % change on previous year | -622.6% |
| 1999 | -28.03 % change on previous year | -126.1% |
| 2000 | -50.65 % change on previous year | +80.7% |
| 2001 | -97.59 % change on previous year | +92.7% |
| 2003 | 267.43 % change on previous year | -374.0% |
| 2004 | -75.62 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 2005 | -53.89 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 2006 | 7.25 % change on previous year | -113.5% |
| 2007 | -53.06 % change on previous year | -831.9% |
| 2008 | 843.39 % change on previous year | -1689.6% |
| 2009 | -90.38 % change on previous year | -110.7% |
| 2010 | 942.17 % change on previous year | -1142.4% |
| 2011 | -92.53 % change on previous year | -109.8% |
| 2012 | 51.68 % change on previous year | -155.8% |
| 2013 | 11.97 % change on previous year | -76.8% |
| 2014 | -9.21 % change on previous year | -176.9% |
| 2015 | -69.2 % change on previous year | +651.3% |
| 2016 | 91.76 % change on previous year | -232.6% |
| 2017 | -72.7 % change on previous year | -179.2% |
| 2018 | -35.96 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 2020 | 62.01 % change on previous year | -272.5% |
| 2021 | -65.78 % change on previous year | -206.1% |
| 2022 | -84.77 % change on previous year | +28.9% |
| 2023 | 94.26 % change on previous year | -211.2% |
| 2024 | -70.04 % change on previous year | -174.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's -70.04 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.55 % change on previous year. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's -70.04 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -65.58 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +1689.6% | -53.06 % change on previous year | 843.39 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +1142.4% | -90.38 % change on previous year | 942.17 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.39 % change on previous year | -28.03 % change on previous year | 196.7 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 77.43 % change on previous year | -97.59 % change on previous year | 843.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.89 % change on previous year | -92.53 % change on previous year | 942.17 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | -12.87 % change on previous year | -84.77 % change on previous year | 94.26 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 122 Australia -63.2 % change on previous year compare
- 123 Namibia -65.16 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Canada -65.37 % change on previous year compare
- 126 Haiti -72.28 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Greece -75.19 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Albania -75.33 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 79.22 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,854 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Afghanistan?
- Savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Afghanistan was -70.04 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 942.17 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -97.59 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 125th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 660.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), 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 — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Emissions 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 — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.