Closed 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
159
Highest
8.83 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 shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) is currently reported for 159 countries. The highest value is 8.83 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 222,126 t.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of the Congo (up 1,749.4%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 100.0%).

Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 8.83 million t 2024 down 79.9% falling
2 Australia 8.21 million t 2024 down 81.0% volatile
2 Australia and New Zealand 8.21 million t 2024 down 81.0% volatile
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 21,118 t 2024 up 1,749.4% volatile
4 Angola 7.12 million t 2024 up 19.3% volatile
5 South Africa 965,302 t 2024 up 5.0% volatile
5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9,709 t 2024 up 750.4% volatile
6 Namibia 465,622 t 2024 down 88.3% volatile
7 Botswana 423,395 t 2024 down 29.6% volatile
7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,283 t 2024 down 20.0% volatile
8 Brazil 247,754 t 2024 up 193.2% volatile
8 Timor-Leste 0 t 2024 volatile
8 Melanesia 0 t 2024 volatile
8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t 2024 volatile
8 Syrian Arab Republic 0 t 2024 volatile
8 Viet Nam 0 t 2024 volatile
8 Türkiye 0 t 2024 volatile
8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
8 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t 2024 volatile
9 Mozambique 144,080 t 2024 down 76.8% volatile
10 Mexico 124,851 t 2024 down 65.7% volatile
11 Zambia 108,508 t 2024 down 75.0% volatile
12 Zimbabwe 99,425 t 2024 down 81.3% volatile
13 Madagascar 97,744 t 2024 down 82.7% volatile
14 Ethiopia 97,010 t 2024 up 45.3% volatile
15 Nicaragua 63,384 t 2023 up 152.3% volatile
16 Myanmar 16,578 t 2024 up 480.0% volatile
17 Honduras 11,422 t 2024 up 33.3% volatile
18 Chile 8,593 t 2024 down 89.9% volatile
19 Colombia 8,560 t 2024 down 46.4% volatile
20 Kenya 5,135 t 2024 down 55.0% volatile
20 Côte d'Ivoire 0 t 2024 volatile
21 Nigeria 2,853 t 2024 down 16.7% volatile
22 Guyana 2,282 t 2024 volatile
23 Congo 2,282 t 2024 down 33.3% volatile
24 China 1,722 t 2024 down 91.9% volatile
24 China, mainland 1,722 t 2024 down 91.9% volatile
26 Cameroon 1,712 t 2024 down 25.0% volatile
27 Lesotho 1,145 t 2024 up 0.0% volatile
28 Panama 1,142 t 2024 volatile
29 Pakistan 572.95 t 2024 volatile
30 Argentina 572.45 t 2024 volatile
31 Malawi 571 t 2024 volatile
32 Comoros 570.89 t 2024 down 75.0% volatile
33 Ecuador 570.6 t 2024 volatile
34 Afghanistan 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Albania 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Armenia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Azerbaijan 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Burundi 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Benin 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Burkina Faso 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Bangladesh 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Bulgaria 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Bahamas 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Belarus 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Belize 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Bhutan 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Central African Republic 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Canada 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Switzerland 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Costa Rica 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Cuba 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Cyprus 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Germany 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Denmark 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Dominican Republic 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
34 Algeria 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
34 Egypt 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Eritrea 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Spain 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
34 Estonia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Finland 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Fiji 0 t 2024 volatile
34 France 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Gabon 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
34 Georgia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Ghana 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Guinea 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Gambia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Guinea-Bissau 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Greece 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Guatemala 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Croatia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Haiti 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Hungary 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Indonesia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
34 India 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
34 Ireland 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Iraq 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Israel 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Italy 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Jamaica 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Japan 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Kazakhstan 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Kyrgyzstan 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Cambodia 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
34 Lebanon 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Liberia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Libya 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Sri Lanka 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Lithuania 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Latvia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Morocco 0 t 2024 volatile
34 North Macedonia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Mali 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Mongolia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Mauritania 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Malaysia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 New Caledonia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Niger 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Norway 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Nepal 0 t 2024 volatile
34 New Zealand 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Peru 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
34 Philippines 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Papua New Guinea 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Poland 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Puerto Rico 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Portugal 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
34 Paraguay 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Palestine, State of 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Romania 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Rwanda 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Saudi Arabia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Senegal 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Sierra Leone 0 t 2024 volatile
34 El Salvador 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Somalia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 South Sudan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
34 Suriname 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Slovenia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Eswatini 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Chad 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Togo 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Thailand 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Tajikistan 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Turkmenistan 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Trinidad and Tobago 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Tunisia 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Uganda 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Ukraine 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Uruguay 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Uzbekistan 0 t 2024 volatile
34 French Guiana 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Serbia and Montenegro 0 t 2005 down 100.0% volatile
34 Sudan (former) 0 t 2011 down 100.0% volatile
34 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Republic of Korea 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Russian Federation 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
34 Brunei Darussalam 0 t 2024 volatile
34 China, Taiwan Province of 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 t 2024 volatile
34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 t 2024 volatile
34 Réunion 0 t 2024 volatile
34 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 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.