Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Benin
Benin: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 24,286 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burning crop residues in Benin is 24,286 t, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 81.4% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Benin peaked at 5.79 million t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 24,286 t, in 2024.
Benin ranks 78th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Benin, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.50 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.50 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.50 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.50 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.50 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.50 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.76 million t | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 2.30 million t | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 5.79 million t | +151.2% |
| 1999 | 4.89 million t | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 3.36 million t | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 712,365 t | -78.8% |
| 2002 | 558,575 t | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 589,784 t | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 337,683 t | -42.7% |
| 2005 | 1.29 million t | +280.8% |
| 2006 | 841,892 t | -34.5% |
| 2007 | 760,933 t | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 299,517 t | -60.6% |
| 2009 | 394,341 t | +31.7% |
| 2010 | 153,806 t | -61.0% |
| 2011 | 545,839 t | +254.9% |
| 2012 | 256,732 t | -53.0% |
| 2013 | 318,023 t | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 62,449 t | -80.4% |
| 2015 | 237,066 t | +279.6% |
| 2016 | 191,966 t | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 302,988 t | +57.8% |
| 2018 | 138,771 t | -54.2% |
| 2019 | 373,544 t | +169.2% |
| 2020 | 274,079 t | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 85,579 t | -68.8% |
| 2022 | 37,006 t | -56.8% |
| 2023 | 130,682 t | +253.1% |
| 2024 | 24,286 t | -81.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.07 million t | 2.30 million t | 5.79 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 914,305 t | 299,517 t | 3.36 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 258,118 t | 62,449 t | 545,839 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,326 t | 24,286 t | 274,079 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 75 New Zealand 32,478 t compare
- 76 Panama 31,224 t compare
- 77 Dominican Republic 26,044 t compare
- 79 Mongolia 20,316 t compare
- 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,430 t compare
- 81 Belarus 16,294 t compare
More climate change data for Benin
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Benin?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Benin was 24,286 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.79 million t in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,286 t in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Benin ranks 78th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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.