Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 7.14 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 7.14 million t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Ethiopia peaked at 16.47 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.91 million t, in 1996.
That places Ethiopia 19th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.94 million t | — |
| 1994 | 9.94 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.94 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.91 million t | -60.7% |
| 1997 | 11.91 million t | +204.5% |
| 1998 | 11.21 million t | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 16.47 million t | +47.0% |
| 2000 | 13.01 million t | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 15.87 million t | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 7.29 million t | -54.1% |
| 2003 | 9.98 million t | +36.9% |
| 2004 | 10.21 million t | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 11.36 million t | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 11.13 million t | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 14.46 million t | +29.9% |
| 2008 | 10.35 million t | -28.4% |
| 2009 | 5.14 million t | -50.4% |
| 2010 | 8.11 million t | +57.8% |
| 2011 | 9.70 million t | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 10.34 million t | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 8.32 million t | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 9.56 million t | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 7.18 million t | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 7.78 million t | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 8.65 million t | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 8.28 million t | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 9.81 million t | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 12.77 million t | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 12.42 million t | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 8.43 million t | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 7.50 million t | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 7.14 million t | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.47 million t | 3.91 million t | 16.47 million t | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.88 million t | 5.14 million t | 15.87 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.77 million t | 7.18 million t | 10.34 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.65 million t | 7.14 million t | 12.77 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Ethiopia?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Ethiopia was 7.14 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.47 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 million t in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.