Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Americas
Americas: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 736.89 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Americas recorded 736.89 million t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 116.3% on the previous year and up 588.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Americas peaked at 736.89 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 101.09 million t, in 2009.
That places Americas 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Americas, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 252.23 million t | — |
| 1991 | 252.23 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 252.23 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 252.23 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 252.23 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 252.23 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 167.47 million t | -33.6% |
| 1997 | 168.38 million t | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 323.10 million t | +91.9% |
| 1999 | 262.95 million t | -18.6% |
| 2000 | 119.62 million t | -54.5% |
| 2001 | 128.70 million t | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 262.76 million t | +104.2% |
| 2003 | 277.83 million t | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 330.34 million t | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 335.48 million t | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 206.40 million t | -38.5% |
| 2007 | 407.25 million t | +97.3% |
| 2008 | 175.74 million t | -56.8% |
| 2009 | 101.09 million t | -42.5% |
| 2010 | 467.61 million t | +362.6% |
| 2011 | 163.05 million t | -65.1% |
| 2012 | 181.30 million t | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 119.23 million t | -34.2% |
| 2014 | 107.03 million t | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 223.32 million t | +108.7% |
| 2016 | 176.47 million t | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 235.62 million t | +33.5% |
| 2018 | 136.35 million t | -42.1% |
| 2019 | 304.96 million t | +123.7% |
| 2020 | 363.99 million t | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 263.02 million t | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 228.07 million t | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 340.71 million t | +49.4% |
| 2024 | 736.89 million t | +116.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 243.53 million t | 167.47 million t | 323.10 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 234.52 million t | 101.09 million t | 407.25 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 211.49 million t | 107.03 million t | 467.61 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 386.54 million t | 228.07 million t | 736.89 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 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
- 8 Russian Federation 30.67 million t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17.03 million t compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Americas?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Americas was 736.89 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 Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 736.89 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 101.09 million t in 2009.
- How does Americas rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 588.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas 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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About this data
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.