Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Africa
Africa: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 778.27 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Africa recorded 778.27 million t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Africa peaked at 1.26 billion t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 383.27 million t, in 1996.
That places Africa 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 960.20 million t | — |
| 1991 | 960.20 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 960.20 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 960.20 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 960.20 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 960.20 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 383.27 million t | -60.1% |
| 1997 | 452.50 million t | +18.1% |
| 1998 | 595.09 million t | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 545.71 million t | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 409.32 million t | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 832.82 million t | +103.5% |
| 2002 | 807.78 million t | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.10 billion t | +36.1% |
| 2004 | 1.06 billion t | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.20 billion t | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 1.06 billion t | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 1.08 billion t | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.13 billion t | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 billion t | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 1.26 billion t | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 1.23 billion t | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.25 billion t | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.16 billion t | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 1.09 billion t | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 1.15 billion t | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.21 billion t | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.20 billion t | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.06 billion t | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 billion t | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.03 billion t | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 967.32 million t | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 868.12 million t | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 726.32 million t | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 778.27 million t | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 773.78 million t | 383.27 million t | 960.20 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 970.17 million t | 409.32 million t | 1.20 billion t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 billion t | 1.06 billion t | 1.26 billion t | 10 |
| 2020s | 873.42 million t | 726.32 million t | 1.03 billion t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Brazil 285.39 million t compare
- 2 Zambia 157.72 million t compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 320.10 million t compare
- 3 Central African Republic 130.32 million t compare
- 4 Mozambique 116.41 million t compare
- 5 Angola 99.51 million t compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 188.95 million t compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.28 million t compare
- 6 OECD 83.61 million t compare
- 7 Myanmar 68.71 million t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 21.93 million t compare
More climate change data for Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.12 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Africa?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Africa was 778.27 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 billion t in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 383.27 million t in 1996.
- How does Africa rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — 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.