Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 328.26 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa is 328.26 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Eastern Africa peaked at 568.47 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 42.09 million t, in 2000.
That places Eastern Africa 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 382.20 million t | — |
| 1991 | 382.20 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 382.20 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 382.20 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 382.20 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 382.20 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.00 million t | -83.0% |
| 1997 | 68.16 million t | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 73.05 million t | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 73.36 million t | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 42.09 million t | -42.6% |
| 2001 | 342.08 million t | +712.7% |
| 2002 | 292.13 million t | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 424.69 million t | +45.4% |
| 2004 | 435.02 million t | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 493.92 million t | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 413.31 million t | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 429.36 million t | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 476.43 million t | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 433.69 million t | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 568.47 million t | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 507.96 million t | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 553.15 million t | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 520.48 million t | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 508.63 million t | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 552.38 million t | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 562.69 million t | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 553.63 million t | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 518.12 million t | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 471.93 million t | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 442.18 million t | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 418.89 million t | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 380.06 million t | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 306.10 million t | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 328.26 million t | +7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 257.28 million t | 65.00 million t | 382.20 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 378.27 million t | 42.09 million t | 493.92 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 531.74 million t | 471.93 million t | 568.47 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 375.10 million t | 306.10 million t | 442.18 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 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
- 9 Canada 30.48 million t compare
- 10 Mexico 28.74 million t compare
- 10 Viet Nam 4.02 million t compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 531,886 t compare
- 11 India 27.08 million t compare
- 12 Cambodia 24.88 million t compare
- 12 Melanesia 477,907 t compare
More climate change data for Eastern Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.15 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 337,539 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 111,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 225,733 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 421.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,062 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 36,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,110 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,942 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 72.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Eastern Africa?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Eastern Africa was 328.26 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 568.47 million t in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.09 million t in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Eastern Africa ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.