Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Hungary

Hungary: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 8,679 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
8,679 t
Change on year
up 300.0%
World rank
89th
of 219 countries
All-time high
96,573 t
in 2006
All-time low
0 t
in 2010
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Hungary, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1990200720241990: 12.3k t1991: 12.3k t1992: 12.3k t1993: 12.3k t1994: 12.3k t1995: 12.3k t1996: 2.1k t1997: 1.8k t1998: 12.4k t1999: 1.8k t2000: 4.6k t2001: 3.3k t2002: 1.1k t2003: 10.8k t2004: 29.3k t2005: 1.1k t2006: 96.6k t2007: 76.0k t2008: 1.1k t2009: 15.2k t2010: 0 t2011: 2.2k t2012: 20.6k t2013: 0 t2014: 54.3k t2015: 0 t2016: 0 t2017: 4.3k t2018: 0 t2019: 3.3k t2020: 0 t2021: 0 t2022: 4.3k t2023: 2.2k t2024: 8.7k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, forest fires — burning crop residues in Hungary stood at 8,679 t.

That represents a change of up 300.0% on the previous year and down 84.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Hungary peaked at 96,573 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2010.

Hungary ranks 89th of 219 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 Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Hungary, 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 12,304 t
1991 12,304 t +0.0%
1992 12,304 t +0.0%
1993 12,304 t +0.0%
1994 12,304 t +0.0%
1995 12,304 t +0.0%
1996 2,054 t -83.3%
1997 1,759 t -14.4%
1998 12,379 t +603.8%
1999 1,790 t -85.5%
2000 4,638 t +159.1%
2001 3,256 t -29.8%
2002 1,085 t -66.7%
2003 10,850 t +900.2%
2004 29,295 t +170.0%
2005 1,085 t -96.3%
2006 96,573 t +8800.3%
2007 75,952 t -21.4%
2008 1,085 t -98.6%
2009 15,191 t +1300.2%
2010 0 t -100.0%
2011 2,170 t
2012 20,618 t +850.0%
2013 0 t -100.0%
2014 54,255 t
2015 0 t -100.0%
2016 0 t
2017 4,340 t
2018 0 t -100.0%
2019 3,255 t
2020 0 t -100.0%
2021 0 t
2022 4,340 t
2023 2,170 t -50.0%
2024 8,679 t +300.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,181 t 1,759 t 12,379 t 10
2000s 23,901 t 1,085 t 96,573 t 10
2010s 8,464 t 0 t 54,255 t 10
2020s 3,038 t 0 t 8,679 t 5

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 86 Botswana 11,864 t compare
  2. 87 Comoros 11,568 t compare
  3. 88 Fiji 9,259 t compare
  4. 90 Tunisia 8,658 t compare
  5. 91 Kenya 7,698 t compare
  6. 92 Croatia 7,588 t compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

More climate change data for Hungary

All data for Hungary →

Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Hungary?
Forest fires — burning crop residues in Hungary was 8,679 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 96,573 t in 2006.
What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2010.
How does Hungary rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
Hungary ranks 89th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hungary 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).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Hungary. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/forest-fires-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-fao-tier-1/hungary/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/forest-fires-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-fao-tier-1/hungary/">Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Hungary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.