Forest fires — Burning crop residues in China, mainland
China, mainland: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 4.31 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in China, mainland, 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 China, mainland is 4.31 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in China, mainland peaked at 14.68 million t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.23 million t, in 2017.
That places China, mainland 28th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.73 million t | — |
| 1991 | 5.73 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.73 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.73 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.73 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.73 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.42 million t | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 6.80 million t | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 7.89 million t | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 7.30 million t | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 8.30 million t | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 5.41 million t | -34.8% |
| 2002 | 3.01 million t | -44.4% |
| 2003 | 10.01 million t | +232.5% |
| 2004 | 8.67 million t | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 5.19 million t | -40.2% |
| 2006 | 3.80 million t | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 5.36 million t | +41.1% |
| 2008 | 14.68 million t | +173.9% |
| 2009 | 6.60 million t | -55.1% |
| 2010 | 7.43 million t | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 4.55 million t | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 3.36 million t | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 3.56 million t | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 6.67 million t | +87.3% |
| 2015 | 3.88 million t | -41.8% |
| 2016 | 4.37 million t | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 2.23 million t | -49.1% |
| 2018 | 4.64 million t | +108.6% |
| 2019 | 4.80 million t | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 5.10 million t | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 3.83 million t | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 2.29 million t | -40.3% |
| 2023 | 5.60 million t | +144.9% |
| 2024 | 4.31 million t | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.28 million t | 5.73 million t | 7.89 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.10 million t | 3.01 million t | 14.68 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.55 million t | 2.23 million t | 7.43 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.23 million t | 2.29 million t | 5.60 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 25 Peru 6.06 million t compare
- 26 Cameroon 4.99 million t compare
- 27 Chad 4.53 million t compare
- 27 Côte d'Ivoire 62,372 t compare
- 28 China 4.31 million t compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 0 t
- 30 South Africa 3.45 million t compare
- 31 Nicaragua 3.31 million t compare
More climate change data for China, mainland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 601,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 190,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 411,509 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 718.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339,506 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 199,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 752.24 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in China, mainland?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in China, mainland was 4.31 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 China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.68 million t in 2008.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 million t in 2017.
- How does China, mainland rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- China, mainland ranks 28th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.