Closed shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … square in South Africa
South Africa: Closed shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … square was 0.3488 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.3488 t per square kilometre for closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) in 2023.
The figure is down 31.4% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) in South Africa peaked at 5.54 t per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2729 t per square kilometre, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 6th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … square in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.01 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 2.01 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.01 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.01 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.01 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.01 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.3 t per square kilometre | +163.7% |
| 1997 | 4.87 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 5.54 t per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 5.27 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 5.34 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7993 t per square kilometre | -85.0% |
| 2002 | 3.08 t per square kilometre | +284.9% |
| 2003 | 1.22 t per square kilometre | -60.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9494 t per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2005 | 2.03 t per square kilometre | +114.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8783 t per square kilometre | -56.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9964 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.36 t per square kilometre | +133.7% |
| 2010 | 1.54 t per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2011 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 1.5 t per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 2013 | 0.905 t per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7578 t per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6 t per square kilometre | +111.2% |
| 2016 | 2.33 t per square kilometre | +45.3% |
| 2017 | 3.29 t per square kilometre | +41.5% |
| 2018 | 1.8 t per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5723 t per square kilometre | -68.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2729 t per square kilometre | -52.3% |
| 2021 | 1.25 t per square kilometre | +356.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5081 t per square kilometre | -59.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3488 t per square kilometre | -31.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … square in South Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +356.4% | 0.2729 t per square kilometre | 1.25 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3 t per square kilometre | 2.01 t per square kilometre | 5.54 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 t per square kilometre | 0.7993 t per square kilometre | 5.34 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 t per square kilometre | 0.5723 t per square kilometre | 3.29 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5938 t per square kilometre | 0.2729 t per square kilometre | 1.25 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) in South Africa?
- Closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) in South Africa was 0.3488 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.54 t per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2729 t per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry)?
- South Africa ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.