Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 30.67 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Russian Federation, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 30.67 million t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.6% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Russian Federation peaked at 104.78 million t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 21.98 million t, in 2023.
That places Russian Federation 8th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 48.66 million t | — |
| 1993 | 48.66 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.66 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.66 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 104.78 million t | +115.3% |
| 1997 | 39.19 million t | -62.6% |
| 1998 | 74.75 million t | +90.8% |
| 1999 | 49.99 million t | -33.1% |
| 2000 | 56.24 million t | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 25.22 million t | -55.2% |
| 2002 | 45.66 million t | +81.0% |
| 2003 | 65.84 million t | +44.2% |
| 2004 | 55.79 million t | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 28.76 million t | -48.4% |
| 2006 | 49.73 million t | +72.9% |
| 2007 | 24.81 million t | -50.1% |
| 2008 | 84.10 million t | +239.0% |
| 2009 | 38.02 million t | -54.8% |
| 2010 | 56.24 million t | +47.9% |
| 2011 | 57.60 million t | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 88.89 million t | +54.3% |
| 2013 | 25.49 million t | -71.3% |
| 2014 | 87.36 million t | +242.7% |
| 2015 | 28.85 million t | -67.0% |
| 2016 | 58.12 million t | +101.4% |
| 2017 | 33.06 million t | -43.1% |
| 2018 | 56.07 million t | +69.6% |
| 2019 | 48.12 million t | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 24.73 million t | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 25.52 million t | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 25.50 million t | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 21.98 million t | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 30.67 million t | +39.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.92 million t | 39.19 million t | 104.78 million t | 8 |
| 2000s | 47.42 million t | 24.81 million t | 84.10 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.98 million t | 25.49 million t | 88.89 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.68 million t | 21.98 million t | 30.67 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 5 Angola 99.51 million t compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 188.95 million t compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.28 million t compare
- 6 OECD 83.61 million t compare
- 7 Myanmar 68.71 million t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 21.93 million t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17.03 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
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 531,886 t compare
- 11 India 27.08 million t compare
More climate change data for Russian Federation
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.60 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 84,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,247 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 66,658 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 68.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,121 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 60.84 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Russian Federation?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Russian Federation was 30.67 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 104.78 million t in 1996.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.98 million t in 2023.
- How does Russian Federation rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Russian Federation ranks 8th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.