Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Angola
Angola: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 99.51 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Angola recorded 99.51 million t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Angola peaked at 172.00 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 58.34 million t, in 2000.
Angola ranks 5th of 219 countries on this measure, 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 Angola, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 121.15 million t | — |
| 1991 | 121.15 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 121.15 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 121.15 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 121.15 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 121.15 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 72.20 million t | -40.4% |
| 1997 | 64.41 million t | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 86.85 million t | +34.8% |
| 1999 | 80.94 million t | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 58.34 million t | -27.9% |
| 2001 | 117.03 million t | +100.6% |
| 2002 | 111.52 million t | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 121.47 million t | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 138.32 million t | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 146.62 million t | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 121.09 million t | -17.4% |
| 2007 | 121.29 million t | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 135.15 million t | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 156.53 million t | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 172.00 million t | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 160.01 million t | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 166.78 million t | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 149.26 million t | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 144.02 million t | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 145.06 million t | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 127.10 million t | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 165.04 million t | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 102.98 million t | -37.6% |
| 2019 | 147.45 million t | +43.2% |
| 2020 | 118.95 million t | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 111.90 million t | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 87.06 million t | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 84.54 million t | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 99.51 million t | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.13 million t | 64.41 million t | 121.15 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.74 million t | 58.34 million t | 156.53 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.97 million t | 102.98 million t | 172.00 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.39 million t | 84.54 million t | 118.95 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 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 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 Angola
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,873 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,998 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,875 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 316.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 496.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 198.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.09 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Angola?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Angola was 99.51 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 172.00 million t in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.34 million t in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Angola ranks 5th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.