Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Non-Annex I countries
Non-Annex I countries: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 1.67 billion t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Non-Annex I countries, 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 Non-Annex I countries is 1.67 billion t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 43.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Non-Annex I countries peaked at 2.07 billion t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 593.87 million t, in 2000.
That places Non-Annex I countries 2nd out of 31 groups 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 Non-Annex I countries, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.43 billion t | — |
| 1991 | 1.43 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.43 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.43 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.43 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.43 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 601.42 million t | -57.9% |
| 1997 | 966.54 million t | +60.7% |
| 1998 | 1.15 billion t | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 910.12 million t | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 593.87 million t | -34.7% |
| 2001 | 1.05 billion t | +76.8% |
| 2002 | 1.21 billion t | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 1.61 billion t | +33.1% |
| 2004 | 1.82 billion t | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 1.78 billion t | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.51 billion t | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 1.86 billion t | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 1.50 billion t | -19.6% |
| 2009 | 1.48 billion t | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.07 billion t | +39.4% |
| 2011 | 1.59 billion t | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 1.73 billion t | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 1.50 billion t | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 1.48 billion t | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.63 billion t | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.60 billion t | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.63 billion t | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.34 billion t | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 1.62 billion t | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 1.60 billion t | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.46 billion t | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 1.20 billion t | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 1.17 billion t | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.67 billion t | +43.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.22 billion t | 601.42 million t | 1.43 billion t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 billion t | 593.87 million t | 1.86 billion t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 billion t | 1.34 billion t | 2.07 billion t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 billion t | 1.17 billion t | 1.67 billion t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Non-Annex I countries
- 1 Brazil 285.39 million t compare
- 2 Zambia 157.72 million t compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 320.10 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
More climate change data for Non-Annex I countries
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 23,056 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,713 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 105.33 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 645,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 718,925 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.36 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 103,793 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.91 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3.94 million kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Non-Annex I countries?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Non-Annex I countries was 1.67 billion t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Non-Annex I countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 billion t in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Non-Annex I countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 593.87 million t in 2000.
- How does Non-Annex I countries rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Non-Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Non-Annex I countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Non-Annex I countries 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.