Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita in South Africa
South Africa: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita was 0.054 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.054 t per person for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2024.
That represents a change of up 318.5% on the previous year and up 47.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa peaked at 0.2772 t per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 t per person, in 2022.
That places South Africa 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0691 t per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0675 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0663 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.065 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.064 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0632 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1643 t per person | +159.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1615 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2772 t per person | +71.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1833 t per person | -33.9% |
| 2000 | 0.061 t per person | -66.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0213 t per person | -65.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0195 t per person | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0474 t per person | +143.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0174 t per person | -63.3% |
| 2005 | 0.069 t per person | +296.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0205 t per person | -70.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0741 t per person | +261.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0431 t per person | -41.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0227 t per person | -47.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0334 t per person | +46.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0273 t per person | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0283 t per person | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0268 t per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0367 t per person | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0174 t per person | -52.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0213 t per person | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0303 t per person | +42.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0728 t per person | +140.0% |
| 2019 | 0.032 t per person | -56.1% |
| 2020 | 0.027 t per person | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0179 t per person | -33.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0094 t per person | -47.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0129 t per person | +37.8% |
| 2024 | 0.054 t per person | +318.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.054 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.005 t per person, 10.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.054 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0147 t per person, 3.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1182 t per person | 0.0632 t per person | 0.2772 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0396 t per person | 0.0174 t per person | 0.0741 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0326 t per person | 0.0174 t per person | 0.0728 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0242 t per person | 0.0094 t per person | 0.054 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 34 Costa Rica 0.0684 t per person compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 0.0582 t per person compare
- 36 Ethiopia 0.054 t per person compare
- 38 Zimbabwe 0.0519 t per person compare
- 39 Guinea 0.0485 t per person compare
- 40 Papua New Guinea 0.0441 t per person compare
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa was 0.054 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2772 t per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 t per person in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- South Africa ranks 37th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.