Forest fires — Burning crop residues in OECD
OECD: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 83.61 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in OECD, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
OECD recorded 83.61 million t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.9% on the previous year and up 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in OECD peaked at 214.23 million t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.71 million t, in 2010.
OECD ranks 6th of 219 countries 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 OECD, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.15 million t | — |
| 1991 | 81.15 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 81.18 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 81.18 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 81.18 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 81.18 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 83.64 million t | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 77.31 million t | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 154.16 million t | +99.4% |
| 1999 | 112.17 million t | -27.2% |
| 2000 | 74.35 million t | -33.7% |
| 2001 | 38.39 million t | -48.4% |
| 2002 | 71.85 million t | +87.2% |
| 2003 | 124.85 million t | +73.8% |
| 2004 | 33.35 million t | -73.3% |
| 2005 | 47.61 million t | +42.7% |
| 2006 | 85.64 million t | +79.9% |
| 2007 | 55.38 million t | -35.3% |
| 2008 | 42.95 million t | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 60.25 million t | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 30.71 million t | -49.0% |
| 2011 | 56.78 million t | +84.9% |
| 2012 | 51.69 million t | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 73.10 million t | +41.4% |
| 2014 | 43.22 million t | -40.9% |
| 2015 | 76.03 million t | +75.9% |
| 2016 | 50.89 million t | -33.1% |
| 2017 | 79.75 million t | +56.7% |
| 2018 | 74.62 million t | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 214.23 million t | +187.1% |
| 2020 | 161.47 million t | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 79.50 million t | -50.8% |
| 2022 | 46.51 million t | -41.5% |
| 2023 | 170.28 million t | +266.1% |
| 2024 | 83.61 million t | -50.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.43 million t | 77.31 million t | 154.16 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.46 million t | 33.35 million t | 124.85 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.10 million t | 30.71 million t | 214.23 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.27 million t | 46.51 million t | 170.28 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 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
- 7 Myanmar 68.71 million t compare
- 8 Russian Federation 30.67 million t compare
- 9 Canada 30.48 million t compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in OECD?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in OECD was 83.61 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 214.23 million t in 2019.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.71 million t in 2010.
- How does OECD rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- OECD ranks 6th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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.