Woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate was -95.68 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Northern Africa, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate in Northern Africa is -95.68 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 398.8% on the previous year and down 201.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate in Northern Africa peaked at 494.13 % change on previous year in 2016 and was at its lowest, -99.94 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Northern Africa 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Northern Africa, 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 | — |
| 1997 | 3.98 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 31.56 % change on previous year | +692.6% |
| 1999 | -7.84 % change on previous year | -124.8% |
| 2000 | -4.58 % change on previous year | -41.6% |
| 2001 | -99.94 % change on previous year | +2082.3% |
| 2002 | 86.55 % change on previous year | -186.6% |
| 2003 | 38.7 % change on previous year | -55.3% |
| 2004 | 29.22 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 2005 | -47.7 % change on previous year | -263.3% |
| 2006 | -38.89 % change on previous year | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 302.52 % change on previous year | -877.9% |
| 2008 | -26.21 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 2009 | -73.66 % change on previous year | +181.0% |
| 2010 | 86.95 % change on previous year | -218.0% |
| 2011 | 115.44 % change on previous year | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 9.77 % change on previous year | -91.5% |
| 2013 | -89.99 % change on previous year | -1020.7% |
| 2014 | 94.04 % change on previous year | -204.5% |
| 2015 | -79.14 % change on previous year | -184.2% |
| 2016 | 494.13 % change on previous year | -724.4% |
| 2017 | 238.62 % change on previous year | -51.7% |
| 2018 | -99.56 % change on previous year | -141.7% |
| 2020 | 115.72 % change on previous year | -216.2% |
| 2021 | -8.99 % change on previous year | -107.8% |
| 2022 | -31.35 % change on previous year | +248.7% |
| 2023 | 32.02 % change on previous year | -202.1% |
| 2024 | -95.68 % change on previous year | -398.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, annual growth rate in Northern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -2082.3% | -4.58 % change on previous year | -99.94 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.46 % change on previous year | -7.84 % change on previous year | 31.56 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.6 % change on previous year | -99.94 % change on previous year | 302.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.59 % change on previous year | -99.56 % change on previous year | 494.13 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.34 % change on previous year | -95.68 % change on previous year | 115.72 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 27 Guatemala 107.12 % change on previous year compare
- 28 South Sudan 98.5 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Russian Federation 93.11 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Paraguay 92.09 % change on previous year compare
- 31 India 84.59 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Bulgaria 65.81 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Mexico 50.17 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Northern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.85 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 63,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 22,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 84.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,477 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,167 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,863 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,304 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 71.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate in Northern Africa?
- Woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate in Northern Africa was -95.68 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 494.13 % change on previous year in 2016.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -99.94 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Northern Africa rank for woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Northern Africa ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 201.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.