Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 4.02 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Viet Nam, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 4.02 million t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Viet Nam peaked at 13.91 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.87 million t, in 1997.
Viet Nam ranks 10th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.72 million t | — |
| 1991 | 5.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.52 million t | -55.9% |
| 1997 | 1.87 million t | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 7.43 million t | +296.7% |
| 1999 | 3.79 million t | -48.9% |
| 2000 | 4.15 million t | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 2.66 million t | -36.0% |
| 2002 | 6.08 million t | +128.7% |
| 2003 | 11.21 million t | +84.3% |
| 2004 | 11.06 million t | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 10.76 million t | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 5.55 million t | -48.4% |
| 2007 | 13.91 million t | +150.7% |
| 2008 | 4.75 million t | -65.8% |
| 2009 | 5.81 million t | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 8.82 million t | +52.0% |
| 2011 | 5.76 million t | -34.7% |
| 2012 | 6.79 million t | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 3.54 million t | -47.9% |
| 2014 | 6.39 million t | +80.5% |
| 2015 | 5.36 million t | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 6.55 million t | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 3.20 million t | -51.2% |
| 2018 | 3.49 million t | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 4.50 million t | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 4.63 million t | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.92 million t | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 2.83 million t | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 4.41 million t | +55.7% |
| 2024 | 4.02 million t | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.99 million t | 1.87 million t | 7.43 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.59 million t | 2.66 million t | 13.91 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.44 million t | 3.20 million t | 8.82 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 million t | 2.83 million t | 4.63 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 7 Myanmar 68.71 million t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 21.93 million t compare
- 8 Russian Federation 30.67 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
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 531,886 t compare
- 11 India 27.08 million t compare
- 12 Cambodia 24.88 million t compare
- 12 Melanesia 477,907 t compare
- 13 Nepal 19.50 million t compare
- 13 Türkiye 138,606 t compare
More climate change data for Viet Nam
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.36 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,545 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 38,552 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 54.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,316 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,321 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,995 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 38.95 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Viet Nam?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Viet Nam was 4.02 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 13.91 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 million t in 1997.
- How does Viet Nam rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Viet Nam ranks 10th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.