Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues was 2.42 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 2.42 million t.
The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 88.53 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.60 million t, in 2021.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 12th of 31 groups 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.
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18.97 million t | — |
| 1991 | 18.97 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19.02 million t | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 19.02 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 19.02 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 19.02 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.11 million t | +247.5% |
| 1997 | 64.94 million t | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 85.84 million t | +32.2% |
| 1999 | 88.53 million t | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 83.62 million t | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 17.45 million t | -79.1% |
| 2002 | 9.81 million t | -43.8% |
| 2003 | 8.86 million t | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 11.37 million t | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 12.38 million t | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 6.96 million t | -43.8% |
| 2007 | 8.33 million t | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 7.79 million t | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 8.20 million t | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 6.56 million t | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 8.04 million t | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 5.71 million t | -28.9% |
| 2013 | 3.73 million t | -34.8% |
| 2014 | 3.06 million t | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 4.68 million t | +52.9% |
| 2016 | 3.00 million t | -35.8% |
| 2017 | 2.18 million t | -27.6% |
| 2018 | 2.73 million t | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 4.34 million t | +58.9% |
| 2020 | 2.55 million t | -41.1% |
| 2021 | 1.60 million t | -37.3% |
| 2022 | 1.97 million t | +23.4% |
| 2023 | 2.06 million t | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 2.42 million t | +17.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +247.5% | 19.02 million t | 66.11 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.95 million t | 18.97 million t | 88.53 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.48 million t | 6.96 million t | 83.62 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.40 million t | 2.18 million t | 8.04 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 million t | 1.60 million t | 2.55 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 9 Namibia 1.04 million t compare
- 10 Argentina 721,577 t compare
- 10 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,283 t compare
- 11 Canada 529,993 t compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t compare
- 11 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 11 Republic of Moldova 0 t
- 11 Timor-Leste 0 t compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t compare
- 11 Viet Nam 0 t compare
- 11 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 11 Melanesia 0 t compare
- 11 Micronesia 0 t
- 11 Polynesia 0 t
- 12 Mexico 393,439 t compare
- 13 Mozambique 377,693 t compare
- 14 Madagascar 346,932 t compare
- 15 Brazil 268,857 t compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 2.42 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.53 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.60 million t in 2021.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.