Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Senegal
Senegal: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 255,668 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 255,668 t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and down 71.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Senegal peaked at 14.04 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 94,862 t, in 2004.
Senegal ranks 57th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Senegal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.40 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.40 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.40 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.40 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.40 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.40 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.42 million t | +84.4% |
| 1997 | 5.64 million t | +27.7% |
| 1998 | 9.80 million t | +73.8% |
| 1999 | 14.04 million t | +43.2% |
| 2000 | 9.26 million t | -34.0% |
| 2001 | 568,019 t | -93.9% |
| 2002 | 124,941 t | -78.0% |
| 2003 | 108,744 t | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 94,862 t | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 152,706 t | +61.0% |
| 2006 | 896,334 t | +487.0% |
| 2007 | 776,176 t | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 1.32 million t | +70.7% |
| 2009 | 858,394 t | -35.2% |
| 2010 | 731,141 t | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 488,039 t | -33.2% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million t | +136.8% |
| 2013 | 1.46 million t | +26.6% |
| 2014 | 891,941 t | -39.0% |
| 2015 | 419,939 t | -52.9% |
| 2016 | 495,056 t | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 201,293 t | -59.3% |
| 2018 | 271,782 t | +35.0% |
| 2019 | 321,290 t | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 883,972 t | +175.1% |
| 2021 | 674,372 t | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 322,762 t | -52.1% |
| 2023 | 225,589 t | -30.1% |
| 2024 | 255,668 t | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.83 million t | 2.40 million t | 14.04 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.42 million t | 94,862 t | 9.26 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 643,922 t | 201,293 t | 1.46 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 472,473 t | 225,589 t | 883,972 t | 5 |
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More climate change data for Senegal
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 328.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 536.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 660.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 23.6 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Senegal?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Senegal was 255,668 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.04 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 94,862 t in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Senegal ranks 57th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.