Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 531,886 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burning crop residues in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 531,886 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 761.2% on the previous year and down 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 3.61 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4,333 t, in 2021.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 22 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 749,386 t | — |
| 1991 | 749,386 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 749,386 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 749,386 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 749,386 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 749,386 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 583,066 t | -22.2% |
| 1997 | 1.99 million t | +241.2% |
| 1998 | 788,139 t | -60.4% |
| 1999 | 475,611 t | -39.7% |
| 2000 | 514,787 t | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 734,212 t | +42.6% |
| 2002 | 150,504 t | -79.5% |
| 2003 | 238,225 t | +58.3% |
| 2004 | 3.61 million t | +1414.6% |
| 2005 | 973,562 t | -73.0% |
| 2006 | 349,832 t | -64.1% |
| 2007 | 77,979 t | -77.7% |
| 2008 | 578,464 t | +641.8% |
| 2009 | 2.31 million t | +300.0% |
| 2010 | 164,575 t | -92.9% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million t | +588.9% |
| 2012 | 239,307 t | -78.9% |
| 2013 | 258,861 t | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 3.34 million t | +1188.4% |
| 2015 | 777,509 t | -76.7% |
| 2016 | 38,982 t | -95.0% |
| 2017 | 232,937 t | +497.5% |
| 2018 | 798,029 t | +242.6% |
| 2019 | 747,283 t | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 24,904 t | -96.7% |
| 2021 | 4,333 t | -82.6% |
| 2022 | 7,579 t | +74.9% |
| 2023 | 61,759 t | +714.9% |
| 2024 | 531,886 t | +761.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Democratic People's Republic of Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1414.6% | 238,225 t | 3.61 million t |
| 2014 | +1188.4% | 258,861 t | 3.34 million t |
| 2024 | +761.2% | 61,759 t | 531,886 t |
| 2023 | +714.9% | 7,579 t | 61,759 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 833,242 t | 475,611 t | 1.99 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 953,926 t | 77,979 t | 3.61 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 772,637 t | 38,982 t | 3.34 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 126,092 t | 4,333 t | 531,886 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- 8 Russian Federation 30.67 million t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17.03 million t compare
- 9 Canada 30.48 million t compare
- 10 Mexico 28.74 million t compare
- 10 Viet Nam 4.02 million t compare
- 11 India 27.08 million t compare
- 12 Cambodia 24.88 million t compare
- 12 Melanesia 477,907 t compare
- 13 Nepal 19.50 million t compare
- 13 Türkiye 138,606 t compare
- 14 Thailand 19.11 million t compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 8,619 t compare
More climate change data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 211.91 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,549 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,899 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 103.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,788 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,813 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,975 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.84 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 531,886 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.61 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,333 t in 2021.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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.