Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate was -95.79 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka is -95.79 % change on previous year, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 341.2% on the previous year and down 518.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 100 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -95.79 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 137th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 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 | -11.64 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | -20.58 % change on previous year | +76.8% |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 25.91 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | -54.73 % change on previous year | -311.3% |
| 2001 | -77.27 % change on previous year | +41.2% |
| 2003 | 15.7 % change on previous year | -120.3% |
| 2004 | 51.09 % change on previous year | +225.5% |
| 2005 | 6.1 % change on previous year | -88.1% |
| 2006 | -51.1 % change on previous year | -938.0% |
| 2007 | 9.19 % change on previous year | -118.0% |
| 2008 | -37.57 % change on previous year | -508.9% |
| 2009 | 100 % change on previous year | -366.1% |
| 2010 | -70.69 % change on previous year | -170.7% |
| 2011 | 62.03 % change on previous year | -187.8% |
| 2012 | 73.93 % change on previous year | +19.2% |
| 2013 | -72.68 % change on previous year | -198.3% |
| 2014 | 22.92 % change on previous year | -131.5% |
| 2015 | -37.29 % change on previous year | -262.7% |
| 2016 | 94.59 % change on previous year | -353.7% |
| 2017 | -84.26 % change on previous year | -189.1% |
| 2018 | 20.59 % change on previous year | -124.4% |
| 2019 | -24.39 % change on previous year | -218.5% |
| 2020 | -87.1 % change on previous year | +257.1% |
| 2022 | 19.3 % change on previous year | -122.2% |
| 2023 | 39.71 % change on previous year | +105.7% |
| 2024 | -95.79 % change on previous year | -341.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's -95.79 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -18.75 % change on previous year, 5.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's -95.79 % change on previous year is below the median for South Asia, which is 29.17 % change on previous year. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7006 % change on previous year | -20.58 % change on previous year | 25.91 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -4.29 % change on previous year | -77.27 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.52 % change on previous year | -84.26 % change on previous year | 94.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -30.97 % change on previous year | -95.79 % change on previous year | 39.71 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 134 Uzbekistan -93.13 % change on previous year compare
- 135 Belarus -93.33 % change on previous year compare
- 136 Algeria -94.24 % change on previous year compare
- 138 Croatia -96.97 % change on previous year compare
- 139 French Guiana -97.73 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Morocco -97.87 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was -95.79 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -95.79 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (n2o), annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 518.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.