Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Mongolia
Mongolia: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 20,316 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Mongolia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 20,316 t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,200.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Mongolia peaked at 8.33 million t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2020.
That places Mongolia 79th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 758,611 t | — |
| 1991 | 758,611 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 758,611 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 758,611 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 758,611 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 758,611 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.44 million t | +89.9% |
| 1997 | 8.33 million t | +478.3% |
| 1998 | 4.34 million t | -47.9% |
| 1999 | 1.33 million t | -69.4% |
| 2000 | 3.30 million t | +149.1% |
| 2001 | 22,794 t | -99.3% |
| 2002 | 672,645 t | +2851.0% |
| 2003 | 108,055 t | -83.9% |
| 2004 | 882.86 t | -99.2% |
| 2005 | 11,738 t | +1229.5% |
| 2006 | 45,658 t | +289.0% |
| 2007 | 344,129 t | +653.7% |
| 2008 | 66,907 t | -80.6% |
| 2009 | 914,233 t | +1266.4% |
| 2010 | 4,414 t | -99.5% |
| 2011 | 349,624 t | +7820.9% |
| 2012 | 70,834 t | -79.7% |
| 2013 | 3,256 t | -95.4% |
| 2014 | 21,328 t | +555.0% |
| 2015 | 311,382 t | +1359.9% |
| 2016 | 6,183 t | -98.0% |
| 2017 | 238,278 t | +3753.8% |
| 2018 | 42,330 t | -82.2% |
| 2019 | 883.38 t | -97.9% |
| 2020 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 t | — |
| 2022 | 2,650 t | — |
| 2023 | 883.16 t | -66.7% |
| 2024 | 20,316 t | +2200.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.00 million t | 758,611 t | 8.33 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 549,020 t | 882.86 t | 3.30 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,851 t | 883.38 t | 349,624 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,770 t | 0 t | 20,316 t | 5 |
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More climate change data for Mongolia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,940 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12,913 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 461.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 64.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2444 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0991 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Mongolia?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Mongolia was 20,316 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.33 million t in 1997.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2020.
- How does Mongolia rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Mongolia ranks 79th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.