Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Greenland
Greenland: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate was -100 % change on previous year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Greenland, 1991–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2020, savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Greenland stood at -100 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Greenland peaked at 0 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Greenland 147th out of 181 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Greenland, 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 | -100 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -100 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for high income countries, which is -64.28 % change on previous year, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Greenland's -100 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -80.98 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -16.67 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 2010s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 2020s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 144 Morocco -97.77 % change on previous year compare
- 145 Hungary -99.13 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Malaysia -99.15 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Austria -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Belgium -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Barbados -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Switzerland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Comoros -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Czechia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Denmark -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Finland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Gibraltar -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Ireland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Jordan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Libya -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Latvia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Montenegro -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Mauritius -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Norway -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Puerto Rico -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Palestine -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Slovakia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Slovenia -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Sweden -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Turks and Caicos Islands -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Tajikistan -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Vanuatu -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Montserrat -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Cabo Verde -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 China, Hong Kong SAR -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Republic of Korea -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Belgium-Luxembourg -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Brunei Darussalam -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Réunion -100 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) -100 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Greenland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 148,208 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0023 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0002 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Greenland?
- Savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Greenland was -100 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 0 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Greenland rank for savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Greenland ranks 147th out of 181 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Greenland 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.