Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 6.64 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
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 Ethiopia is 6.64 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Ethiopia peaked at 16.47 t per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.91 t per square kilometre, in 1996.
Ethiopia ranks 27th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.94 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 9.94 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.94 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.91 t per square kilometre | -60.7% |
| 1997 | 11.91 t per square kilometre | +204.5% |
| 1998 | 11.21 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 16.47 t per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2000 | 13.01 t per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2001 | 15.87 t per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2002 | 7.29 t per square kilometre | -54.1% |
| 2003 | 9.98 t per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 2004 | 9.04 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 10.07 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 9.86 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 12.81 t per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2008 | 9.17 t per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2009 | 4.55 t per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 2010 | 7.18 t per square kilometre | +57.8% |
| 2011 | 8.6 t per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 9.16 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 7.37 t per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 8.48 t per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 6.36 t per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 6.89 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 7.67 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 7.33 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 8.69 t per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 11.31 t per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 11 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 7.47 t per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 6.64 t per square kilometre | -11.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 6.64 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8044 t per square kilometre, 8.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 6.64 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08 t per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +204.5% | 3.91 t per square kilometre | 11.91 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.47 t per square kilometre | 3.91 t per square kilometre | 16.47 t per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.17 t per square kilometre | 4.55 t per square kilometre | 15.87 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.77 t per square kilometre | 6.36 t per square kilometre | 9.16 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.11 t per square kilometre | 6.64 t per square kilometre | 11.31 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Ethiopia?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Ethiopia was 6.64 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.47 t per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 t per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.