Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 894.91 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burning crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 894.91 million t.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.48 billion t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 361.73 million t, in 1996.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st of 22 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.08 billion t | — |
| 1991 | 1.08 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.08 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.08 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.08 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.08 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 361.73 million t | -66.5% |
| 1997 | 434.93 million t | +20.2% |
| 1998 | 589.79 million t | +35.6% |
| 1999 | 550.80 million t | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 389.44 million t | -29.3% |
| 2001 | 881.04 million t | +126.2% |
| 2002 | 892.70 million t | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.25 billion t | +40.3% |
| 2004 | 1.35 billion t | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 1.35 billion t | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.21 billion t | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 1.34 billion t | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.25 billion t | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 1.23 billion t | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.48 billion t | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 1.36 billion t | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.41 billion t | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1.31 billion t | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.26 billion t | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.32 billion t | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.35 billion t | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.31 billion t | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.16 billion t | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 1.21 billion t | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.19 billion t | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.11 billion t | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 931.93 million t | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 868.86 million t | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 894.91 million t | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 842.48 million t | 361.73 million t | 1.08 billion t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 billion t | 389.44 million t | 1.35 billion t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 billion t | 1.16 billion t | 1.48 billion t | 10 |
| 2020s | 998.89 million t | 868.86 million t | 1.19 billion t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 1 Brazil 285.39 million t compare
- 2 Zambia 157.72 million t compare
- 3 Central African Republic 130.32 million t compare
- 4 Mozambique 116.41 million t compare
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4,668 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 894.91 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 billion t in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 361.73 million t in 1996.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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.