Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) by country

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.

Countries reporting
167
Highest
178.10 million t
OECD
Lowest
0 t
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
0 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,259

What the numbers show

Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 178.10 million t in OECD; the lowest is 0 t in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).

The median across all reporting countries is 0 t, and the mean is 3.46 million t.

Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 18,050.9%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 100.0%).

Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 178.10 million t 2024 down 36.9% volatile
2 Australia 175.77 million t 2024 down 37.0% volatile
2 Australia and New Zealand 175.77 million t 2024 down 37.0% volatile
4 Russian Federation 14.56 million t 2024 up 709.6% volatile
4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.10 million t 2024 up 294.5% volatile
5 Botswana 13.64 million t 2024 up 103.7% volatile
5 Syrian Arab Republic 902,869 t 2024 up 7,848.6% volatile
6 Angola 7.77 million t 2024 up 11.0% volatile
6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 114,923 t 2024 up 258.7% volatile
7 South Africa 3.24 million t 2024 up 55.1% volatile
7 Türkiye 28,253 t 2024 up 338.1% volatile
8 Iraq 1.33 million t 2024 up 1,037.2% volatile
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 21,118 t 2024 up 1,749.4% volatile
9 Namibia 1.04 million t 2024 down 82.4% volatile
10 Argentina 721,577 t 2024 down 47.7% volatile
10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,283 t 2024 down 34.1% volatile
11 Canada 529,993 t 2024 down 71.4% volatile
11 Timor-Leste 0 t 2024 volatile
11 Melanesia 0 t 2024 volatile
11 Viet Nam 0 t 2024 volatile
11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
11 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t 2024 volatile
12 Mexico 393,439 t 2024 down 31.7% volatile
13 Mozambique 377,693 t 2024 down 53.9% volatile
14 Madagascar 346,932 t 2024 down 65.9% falling
15 Brazil 268,857 t 2024 up 98.3% volatile
16 Pakistan 264,517 t 2024 up 478.8% volatile
17 Zimbabwe 260,380 t 2024 down 68.4% volatile
18 Zambia 176,405 t 2024 down 63.0% volatile
19 Ethiopia 174,030 t 2024 up 43.6% volatile
20 Sudan 149,866 t 2024 up 129.0% volatile
21 Mali 111,038 t 2024 up 18,050.9% volatile
22 Nicaragua 63,384 t 2023 up 152.3% volatile
23 Saudi Arabia 40,165 t 2024 up 2,520.9% volatile
24 Kenya 35,084 t 2024 down 32.2% volatile
25 Turkmenistan 34,704 t 2024 down 89.5% volatile
26 Peru 31,202 t 2024 up 862.6% volatile
27 Eswatini 17,466 t 2024 down 68.5% volatile
27 Côte d'Ivoire 0 t 2024 volatile
28 Sudan (former) 17,126 t 2011 down 97.6% volatile
29 Spain 16,890 t 2024 down 79.4% volatile
30 Myanmar 16,578 t 2024 up 480.0% volatile
31 India 16,537 t 2024 up 397.1% volatile
32 Somalia 13,447 t 2024 down 80.3% volatile
33 Chile 12,584 t 2024 down 87.8% volatile
34 Honduras 11,422 t 2024 up 33.3% volatile
35 Colombia 8,560 t 2024 down 46.4% volatile
36 Malawi 7,910 t 2024 up 417.4% volatile
37 Lesotho 5,437 t 2024 down 54.2% volatile
38 Azerbaijan 3,994 t 2024 down 18.8% volatile
39 Nigeria 3,159 t 2024 down 7.7% volatile
40 Uzbekistan 2,457 t 2024 down 85.7% volatile
41 Guyana 2,282 t 2024 volatile
42 Congo 2,282 t 2024 down 33.3% volatile
43 China 1,722 t 2024 down 92.2% volatile
43 China, mainland 1,722 t 2024 down 92.2% volatile
45 Cameroon 1,712 t 2024 down 25.0% volatile
46 Mauritania 1,224 t 2024 up 33.3% volatile
47 Panama 1,142 t 2024 volatile
48 Jordan 920.31 t 2024 volatile
49 Niger 917.78 t 2024 volatile
50 Yemen 917.65 t 2024 up 200.0% volatile
51 Comoros 570.89 t 2024 down 75.0% volatile
52 Ecuador 570.6 t 2024 volatile
53 Egypt 306.5 t 2024 volatile
54 Thailand 305.9 t 2024 down 83.3% volatile
55 Senegal 305.87 t 2024 down 50.0% volatile
56 Afghanistan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Albania 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Armenia 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Burundi 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Benin 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Burkina Faso 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Bangladesh 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Bulgaria 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Bahamas 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Belarus 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Belize 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Bhutan 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Central African Republic 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Switzerland 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Costa Rica 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Cuba 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Cyprus 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Germany 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Djibouti 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Denmark 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Dominican Republic 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Algeria 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Eritrea 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Estonia 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Finland 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Fiji 0 t 2024 volatile
56 France 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Gabon 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Georgia 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Ghana 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Guinea 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Gambia 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Guinea-Bissau 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Greece 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Greenland 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Guatemala 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Croatia 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Haiti 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Hungary 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Indonesia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Ireland 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Iceland 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Israel 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Italy 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Jamaica 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Japan 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Kazakhstan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Kyrgyzstan 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Cambodia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Kuwait 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Lebanon 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Liberia 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Libya 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Sri Lanka 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Lithuania 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Latvia 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Morocco 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 North Macedonia 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Mongolia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Malaysia 0 t 2024 volatile
56 New Caledonia 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Norway 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Nepal 0 t 2024 volatile
56 New Zealand 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Philippines 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Papua New Guinea 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Poland 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Puerto Rico 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Portugal 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Paraguay 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Palestine, State of 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Romania 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Rwanda 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Sierra Leone 0 t 2024 volatile
56 El Salvador 0 t 2024 volatile
56 South Sudan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Suriname 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Slovenia 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Sweden 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Chad 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Togo 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Tajikistan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Trinidad and Tobago 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Tunisia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Uganda 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
56 Ukraine 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Uruguay 0 t 2024 volatile
56 French Guiana 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Serbia and Montenegro 0 t 2005 down 100.0% volatile
56 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Republic of Korea 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Brunei Darussalam 0 t 2024 volatile
56 China, Taiwan Province of 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 t 2024 volatile
56 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Réunion 0 t 2024 volatile
56 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 t 2024 volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 9,259 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.