Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues in Annex I countries
Annex I countries: Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues was 8.70 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues in Annex I countries, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Annex I countries recorded 8.70 million t for closed shrubland — burning crop residues in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.2% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burning crop residues in Annex I countries peaked at 74.91 million t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.70 million t, in 2024.
That places Annex I countries 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues in Annex I countries, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.76 million t | — |
| 1991 | 29.76 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 29.47 million t | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 29.47 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.47 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.47 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16.47 million t | -44.1% |
| 1997 | 10.29 million t | -37.5% |
| 1998 | 13.99 million t | +36.0% |
| 1999 | 15.47 million t | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 18.84 million t | +21.8% |
| 2001 | 74.91 million t | +297.7% |
| 2002 | 42.58 million t | -43.2% |
| 2003 | 24.47 million t | -42.5% |
| 2004 | 40.86 million t | +67.0% |
| 2005 | 30.88 million t | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 32.79 million t | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 63.92 million t | +95.0% |
| 2008 | 33.10 million t | -48.2% |
| 2009 | 42.04 million t | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 13.13 million t | -68.8% |
| 2011 | 24.65 million t | +87.8% |
| 2012 | 52.61 million t | +113.4% |
| 2013 | 31.79 million t | -39.6% |
| 2014 | 43.56 million t | +37.0% |
| 2015 | 35.89 million t | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 18.33 million t | -48.9% |
| 2017 | 17.99 million t | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 34.45 million t | +91.4% |
| 2019 | 30.41 million t | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 14.36 million t | -52.8% |
| 2021 | 21.16 million t | +47.4% |
| 2022 | 22.90 million t | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 23.64 million t | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 8.70 million t | -63.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.36 million t | 10.29 million t | 29.76 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.44 million t | 18.84 million t | 74.91 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.28 million t | 13.13 million t | 52.61 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.15 million t | 8.70 million t | 23.64 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Annex I countries
- 1 OECD 8.83 million t compare
- 2 Australia 8.21 million t compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 8.21 million t compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 21,118 t compare
- 4 Angola 7.12 million t compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 9,709 t compare
- 5 South Africa 965,302 t compare
- 6 Namibia 465,622 t compare
- 7 Botswana 423,395 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 2,283 t compare
More climate change data for Annex I countries
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 889.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 759,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 235,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 994,926 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,115 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 278,273 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238,744 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 900.92 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 30.57 billion kg (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed shrubland — burning crop residues in Annex I countries?
- Closed shrubland — burning crop residues in Annex I countries was 8.70 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burning crop residues recorded in Annex I countries?
- The highest recorded value was 74.91 million t in 2001.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burning crop residues recorded in Annex I countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.70 million t in 2024.
- How does Annex I countries rank for closed shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Annex I countries ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is closed shrubland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Annex I countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Closed 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.