Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Liberia
Liberia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate was 21.4 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Liberia, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Liberia is 21.4 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.9% on the previous year and down 95.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Liberia peaked at 458.25 % change on previous year in 2014 and was at its lowest, -99.28 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Liberia 58th out of 181 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 — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Liberia, 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 | -99.28 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -31.58 % change on previous year | -68.2% |
| 1998 | 246.15 % change on previous year | -879.5% |
| 1999 | -25.56 % change on previous year | -110.4% |
| 2000 | 77.61 % change on previous year | -403.7% |
| 2001 | -15.13 % change on previous year | -119.5% |
| 2002 | -56.44 % change on previous year | +273.1% |
| 2004 | -30.43 % change on previous year | -46.1% |
| 2005 | -72.68 % change on previous year | +138.9% |
| 2006 | 413.1 % change on previous year | -668.3% |
| 2007 | -13.26 % change on previous year | -103.2% |
| 2008 | -43.98 % change on previous year | +231.6% |
| 2010 | -93.51 % change on previous year | +112.6% |
| 2011 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -103.6% |
| 2012 | 130.32 % change on previous year | +3765.3% |
| 2013 | -60.08 % change on previous year | -146.1% |
| 2014 | 458.25 % change on previous year | -862.7% |
| 2015 | 125.64 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 2016 | -93.96 % change on previous year | -174.8% |
| 2017 | 91.79 % change on previous year | -197.7% |
| 2018 | -74.09 % change on previous year | -180.7% |
| 2020 | -86.26 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
| 2021 | -71.1 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 2022 | 341.1 % change on previous year | -579.7% |
| 2023 | 52.08 % change on previous year | -84.7% |
| 2024 | 21.4 % change on previous year | -58.9% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 21.4 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.55 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 21.4 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.7 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +3765.3% | 3.37 % change on previous year | 130.32 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.97 % change on previous year | -99.28 % change on previous year | 246.15 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.35 % change on previous year | -72.68 % change on previous year | 413.1 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2010s | 54.19 % change on previous year | -93.96 % change on previous year | 458.25 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.44 % change on previous year | -86.26 % change on previous year | 341.1 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 55 Central African Republic 26.47 % change on previous year compare
- 56 Bhutan 25.47 % change on previous year compare
- 57 Ghana 23.23 % change on previous year compare
- 59 Germany 20 % change on previous year compare
- 60 Mali 19.18 % change on previous year compare
- 61 South Sudan 15.91 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Liberia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 443.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8992 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 306.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 166.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6269 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Liberia?
- Savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate in Liberia was 21.4 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 458.25 % change on previous year in 2014.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.28 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Liberia rank for savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Liberia ranks 58th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.