Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 693.14 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
693.14 million t
Change on year
up 64.9%
Rank
6th
of 31 groups
All-time high
693.14 million t
in 2024
All-time low
124.97 million t
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1990–2024

200.0M400.0M600.0M1990200720241990: 427.7M t1991: 427.7M t1992: 428.1M t1993: 438.0M t1994: 438.0M t1995: 438.0M t1996: 125.0M t1997: 162.5M t1998: 212.1M t1999: 232.9M t2000: 127.7M t2001: 339.0M t2002: 349.4M t2003: 459.0M t2004: 545.1M t2005: 518.7M t2006: 441.2M t2007: 598.1M t2008: 459.5M t2009: 336.6M t2010: 677.8M t2011: 508.4M t2012: 517.1M t2013: 453.8M t2014: 420.7M t2015: 459.9M t2016: 565.8M t2017: 484.4M t2018: 467.6M t2019: 579.5M t2020: 525.9M t2021: 488.9M t2022: 427.9M t2023: 420.4M t2024: 693.1M t

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

Analysis

In 2024, forest fires — burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) stood at 693.14 million t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 64.9% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 693.14 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 124.97 million t, in 1996.

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 427.66 million t
1991 427.66 million t +0.0%
1992 428.06 million t +0.1%
1993 438.00 million t +2.3%
1994 438.00 million t +0.0%
1995 438.00 million t +0.0%
1996 124.97 million t -71.5%
1997 162.55 million t +30.1%
1998 212.10 million t +30.5%
1999 232.89 million t +9.8%
2000 127.73 million t -45.2%
2001 339.02 million t +165.4%
2002 349.45 million t +3.1%
2003 459.00 million t +31.4%
2004 545.08 million t +18.8%
2005 518.75 million t -4.8%
2006 441.17 million t -15.0%
2007 598.05 million t +35.6%
2008 459.54 million t -23.2%
2009 336.61 million t -26.8%
2010 677.81 million t +101.4%
2011 508.41 million t -25.0%
2012 517.06 million t +1.7%
2013 453.79 million t -12.2%
2014 420.69 million t -7.3%
2015 459.95 million t +9.3%
2016 565.78 million t +23.0%
2017 484.35 million t -14.4%
2018 467.62 million t -3.5%
2019 579.52 million t +23.9%
2020 525.86 million t -9.3%
2021 488.89 million t -7.0%
2022 427.90 million t -12.5%
2023 420.40 million t -1.8%
2024 693.14 million t +64.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 332.99 million t 124.97 million t 438.00 million t 10
2000s 417.44 million t 127.73 million t 598.05 million t 10
2010s 513.50 million t 420.69 million t 677.81 million t 10
2020s 511.24 million t 420.40 million t 693.14 million t 5

Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

  1. 3 Central African Republic 130.32 million t compare
  2. 4 Mozambique 116.41 million t compare
  3. 5 Angola 99.51 million t compare
  4. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 188.95 million t compare
  5. 6 OECD 83.61 million t compare
  6. 7 Myanmar 68.71 million t compare
  7. 8 Russian Federation 30.67 million t compare
  8. 9 Canada 30.48 million t compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

More climate change data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

All data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) →

Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Forest fires — burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 693.14 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 693.14 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 124.97 million t in 1996.
How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs). Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/forest-fires-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-fao-tier-1/land-locked-developing-countries-lldcs/

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/land-locked-developing-countries-lldcs/">Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)</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.