Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Benin
Benin: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 1.16 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Benin is 1.16 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 253.1% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Benin peaked at 51.34 t per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3282 t per square kilometre, in 2022.
Benin ranks 49th of 186 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 (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Benin, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.18 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 22.18 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 22.18 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 22.18 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 22.18 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 22.18 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 24.5 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 20.44 t per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 51.34 t per square kilometre | +151.2% |
| 1999 | 43.34 t per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 29.82 t per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2001 | 6.32 t per square kilometre | -78.8% |
| 2002 | 4.95 t per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 5.23 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.99 t per square kilometre | -42.7% |
| 2005 | 11.4 t per square kilometre | +280.8% |
| 2006 | 7.47 t per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 2007 | 6.75 t per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 2.66 t per square kilometre | -60.6% |
| 2009 | 3.5 t per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2010 | 1.36 t per square kilometre | -61.0% |
| 2011 | 4.84 t per square kilometre | +254.9% |
| 2012 | 2.28 t per square kilometre | -53.0% |
| 2013 | 2.82 t per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5538 t per square kilometre | -80.4% |
| 2015 | 2.1 t per square kilometre | +279.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7 t per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 2.69 t per square kilometre | +57.8% |
| 2018 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -54.2% |
| 2019 | 3.31 t per square kilometre | +169.2% |
| 2020 | 2.43 t per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 0.759 t per square kilometre | -68.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3282 t per square kilometre | -56.8% |
| 2023 | 1.16 t per square kilometre | +253.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.16 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 t per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.16 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08 t per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.27 t per square kilometre | 20.44 t per square kilometre | 51.34 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.11 t per square kilometre | 2.66 t per square kilometre | 29.82 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 t per square kilometre | 0.5538 t per square kilometre | 4.84 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 t per square kilometre | 0.3282 t per square kilometre | 2.43 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Benin?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Benin was 1.16 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 51.34 t per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3282 t per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Benin ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.