Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 926.58 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burning crop residues in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 926.58 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 1.50 billion t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 372.03 million t, in 1996.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd of 31 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.09 billion t | — |
| 1991 | 1.09 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.09 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.09 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.09 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.09 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 372.03 million t | -66.0% |
| 1997 | 455.86 million t | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 619.13 million t | +35.8% |
| 1999 | 567.10 million t | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 408.63 million t | -27.9% |
| 2001 | 892.50 million t | +118.4% |
| 2002 | 897.11 million t | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.28 billion t | +42.8% |
| 2004 | 1.35 billion t | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 1.37 billion t | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.22 billion t | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.35 billion t | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 1.26 billion t | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.23 billion t | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.50 billion t | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 1.37 billion t | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.42 billion t | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.32 billion t | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 1.27 billion t | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.33 billion t | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.36 billion t | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.32 billion t | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.16 billion t | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.22 billion t | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.21 billion t | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.12 billion t | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 936.98 million t | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 879.60 million t | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 926.58 million t | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 857.56 million t | 372.03 million t | 1.09 billion t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 billion t | 408.63 million t | 1.37 billion t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 billion t | 1.16 billion t | 1.50 billion t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 billion t | 879.60 million t | 1.21 billion t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 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
- 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
More climate change data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.13 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 322,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 806,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,217 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28,792 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,582 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 117,117 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 162,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 441.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,802 kt (2050)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 926.58 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 billion t in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 372.03 million t in 1996.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.