Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in China
China: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate was -51.24 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in China, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
China recorded -51.24 % change on previous year for savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 138.5% on the previous year and down 208.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in China peaked at 293.71 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -51.24 % change on previous year, in 2024.
China ranks 109th of 172 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 (N2O), annual growth rate in China, 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 | -24.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -8.03 % change on previous year | -67.4% |
| 1998 | 9.35 % change on previous year | -216.4% |
| 1999 | -22.49 % change on previous year | -340.6% |
| 2000 | 57.43 % change on previous year | -355.4% |
| 2001 | -28.21 % change on previous year | -149.1% |
| 2002 | 15.94 % change on previous year | -156.5% |
| 2003 | 293.71 % change on previous year | +1742.5% |
| 2004 | -45.75 % change on previous year | -115.6% |
| 2005 | -28.83 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 2006 | -29 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 52.38 % change on previous year | -280.6% |
| 2008 | 116.31 % change on previous year | +122.1% |
| 2009 | -43.15 % change on previous year | -137.1% |
| 2010 | 16.71 % change on previous year | -138.7% |
| 2011 | -50.16 % change on previous year | -400.2% |
| 2012 | -21.35 % change on previous year | -57.4% |
| 2013 | 11.1 % change on previous year | -152.0% |
| 2014 | 47.39 % change on previous year | +327.0% |
| 2015 | -26.86 % change on previous year | -156.7% |
| 2016 | -19.6 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 2017 | -17.01 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 17.11 % change on previous year | -200.6% |
| 2019 | 29.82 % change on previous year | +74.3% |
| 2020 | -35.54 % change on previous year | -219.2% |
| 2021 | -42.72 % change on previous year | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 19.61 % change on previous year | -145.9% |
| 2023 | 133.25 % change on previous year | +579.4% |
| 2024 | -51.24 % change on previous year | -138.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's -51.24 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -18.75 % change on previous year, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- China's -51.24 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -41.49 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +1742.5% | 15.94 % change on previous year | 293.71 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.09 % change on previous year | -24.67 % change on previous year | 9.35 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.08 % change on previous year | -45.75 % change on previous year | 293.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.29 % change on previous year | -50.16 % change on previous year | 47.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 % change on previous year | -51.24 % change on previous year | 133.25 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 106 Timor-Leste -46.38 % change on previous year compare
- 107 Cuba -48.19 % change on previous year compare
- 108 Dominican Republic -50.98 % change on previous year compare
- 110 China, mainland -51.27 % change on previous year compare
- 111 Melanesia -59.14 % change on previous year compare
- 112 Uruguay -59.29 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in China?
- Savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in China was -51.24 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 293.71 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -51.24 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does China rank for savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate?
- China ranks 109th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 208.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), 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 (N2O). 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 (N2O). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.