Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Myanmar
Myanmar: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 68.71 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 68.71 million t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Myanmar peaked at 181.76 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 31.54 million t, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 7th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.98 million t | — |
| 1991 | 86.98 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 86.98 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 86.98 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 86.98 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 86.98 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 38.50 million t | -55.7% |
| 1997 | 35.55 million t | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 52.03 million t | +46.3% |
| 1999 | 53.79 million t | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 31.54 million t | -41.4% |
| 2001 | 36.05 million t | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 36.55 million t | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 106.85 million t | +192.4% |
| 2004 | 181.76 million t | +70.1% |
| 2005 | 101.12 million t | -44.4% |
| 2006 | 87.12 million t | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 164.25 million t | +88.5% |
| 2008 | 72.08 million t | -56.1% |
| 2009 | 138.67 million t | +92.4% |
| 2010 | 150.98 million t | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 73.12 million t | -51.6% |
| 2012 | 113.81 million t | +55.7% |
| 2013 | 92.77 million t | -18.5% |
| 2014 | 114.25 million t | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 119.13 million t | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 67.21 million t | -43.6% |
| 2017 | 77.97 million t | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 64.99 million t | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 79.08 million t | +21.7% |
| 2020 | 121.56 million t | +53.7% |
| 2021 | 106.43 million t | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 56.24 million t | -47.2% |
| 2023 | 80.45 million t | +43.0% |
| 2024 | 68.71 million t | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.18 million t | 35.55 million t | 86.98 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.60 million t | 31.54 million t | 181.76 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.33 million t | 64.99 million t | 150.98 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.68 million t | 56.24 million t | 121.56 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 4 Mozambique 116.41 million t compare
- 5 Angola 99.51 million t compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 188.95 million t compare
- 6 OECD 83.61 million t compare
- 8 Russian Federation 30.67 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
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 59,991 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 55.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,794 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,577 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Myanmar?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Myanmar was 68.71 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 181.76 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.54 million t in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Myanmar ranks 7th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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About this data
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.