Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Caribbean
Caribbean: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 725,915 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Caribbean, 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 Caribbean is 725,915 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 54.0% on the previous year and up 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Caribbean peaked at 1.79 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 167,061 t, in 2003.
That places Caribbean 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 821,486 t | — |
| 1991 | 821,486 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 821,486 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 821,486 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 821,486 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 821,486 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 795,855 t | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 882,819 t | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 1.06 million t | +20.5% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million t | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 1.36 million t | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 370,770 t | -72.7% |
| 2002 | 654,591 t | +76.5% |
| 2003 | 167,061 t | -74.5% |
| 2004 | 833,861 t | +399.1% |
| 2005 | 1.79 million t | +114.3% |
| 2006 | 806,099 t | -54.9% |
| 2007 | 435,429 t | -46.0% |
| 2008 | 662,761 t | +52.2% |
| 2009 | 1.14 million t | +71.3% |
| 2010 | 489,875 t | -56.9% |
| 2011 | 1.39 million t | +182.8% |
| 2012 | 411,180 t | -70.3% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million t | +182.9% |
| 2014 | 411,564 t | -64.6% |
| 2015 | 1.18 million t | +186.0% |
| 2016 | 556,884 t | -52.7% |
| 2017 | 1.28 million t | +129.1% |
| 2018 | 185,002 t | -85.5% |
| 2019 | 250,186 t | +35.2% |
| 2020 | 1.29 million t | +416.2% |
| 2021 | 608,853 t | -52.9% |
| 2022 | 244,206 t | -59.9% |
| 2023 | 1.58 million t | +546.0% |
| 2024 | 725,915 t | -54.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 878,529 t | 795,855 t | 1.11 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 821,264 t | 167,061 t | 1.79 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 730,610 t | 185,002 t | 1.39 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 889,593 t | 244,206 t | 1.58 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Caribbean?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Caribbean was 725,915 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 167,061 t in 2003.
- How does Caribbean rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Caribbean ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.