Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 534.51 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 534.51 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 881.04 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 215.62 million t, in 1996.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 679.38 million t | — |
| 1991 | 679.38 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 679.53 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 679.53 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 679.53 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 679.53 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 215.62 million t | -68.3% |
| 1997 | 301.20 million t | +39.7% |
| 1998 | 405.71 million t | +34.7% |
| 1999 | 375.34 million t | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 273.81 million t | -27.0% |
| 2001 | 603.08 million t | +120.2% |
| 2002 | 587.45 million t | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 818.58 million t | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 750.64 million t | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 880.21 million t | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 804.31 million t | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 798.57 million t | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 820.52 million t | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 721.67 million t | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 881.04 million t | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 864.74 million t | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 877.95 million t | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 813.87 million t | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 754.00 million t | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 772.10 million t | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 873.25 million t | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 799.72 million t | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 745.18 million t | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 741.75 million t | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 716.40 million t | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 706.23 million t | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 635.28 million t | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 526.67 million t | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 534.51 million t | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +120.2% | 273.81 million t | 603.08 million t |
| 1996 | -68.3% | 679.53 million t | 215.62 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 537.48 million t | 215.62 million t | 679.53 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 705.88 million t | 273.81 million t | 880.21 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 812.36 million t | 741.75 million t | 881.04 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 623.82 million t | 526.67 million t | 716.40 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 5 Angola 99.51 million t compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 188.95 million t compare
- 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
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 534.51 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 881.04 million t in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 215.62 million t in 1996.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.