Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues was 478,216 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Closed 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
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 478,216 t for closed shrubland — burning crop residues in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 60.0% on the previous year and down 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 32.87 million t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 478,216 t, in 2024.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.70 million t | — |
| 1991 | 9.70 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.72 million t | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 9.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 19.86 million t | +104.3% |
| 1997 | 22.63 million t | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 32.87 million t | +45.2% |
| 1999 | 31.73 million t | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 21.55 million t | -32.1% |
| 2001 | 10.65 million t | -50.6% |
| 2002 | 6.62 million t | -37.9% |
| 2003 | 6.22 million t | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 9.02 million t | +44.9% |
| 2005 | 9.93 million t | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 5.51 million t | -44.5% |
| 2007 | 5.94 million t | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 6.13 million t | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 6.41 million t | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 4.95 million t | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 6.53 million t | +32.0% |
| 2012 | 3.94 million t | -39.7% |
| 2013 | 2.46 million t | -37.6% |
| 2014 | 1.82 million t | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 3.32 million t | +82.3% |
| 2016 | 1.79 million t | -46.1% |
| 2017 | 1.31 million t | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 1.46 million t | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 2.27 million t | +55.8% |
| 2020 | 1.25 million t | -45.2% |
| 2021 | 862,468 t | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 1.40 million t | +62.3% |
| 2023 | 1.19 million t | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 478,216 t | -60.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.54 million t | 9.70 million t | 32.87 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.80 million t | 5.51 million t | 21.55 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.98 million t | 1.31 million t | 6.53 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million t | 478,216 t | 1.40 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
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 shrubland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Closed shrubland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 478,216 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burning crop residues recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.87 million t in 1998.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burning crop residues recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 478,216 t in 2024.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for closed shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 13th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is closed shrubland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.7%. 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 shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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