Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Indonesia
Indonesia: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 5.49 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 5.49 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2,165.6% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Indonesia peaked at 118.45 t per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2425 t per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Indonesia 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, 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) … square in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.66 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 12.66 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.66 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.66 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.66 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.66 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.49 t per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 1997 | 118.45 t per square kilometre | +1725.7% |
| 1998 | 76.19 t per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1999 | 9.53 t per square kilometre | -87.5% |
| 2000 | 2.77 t per square kilometre | -70.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9843 t per square kilometre | -64.5% |
| 2002 | 16.12 t per square kilometre | +1537.8% |
| 2003 | 3.44 t per square kilometre | -78.6% |
| 2004 | 14.79 t per square kilometre | +329.5% |
| 2005 | 5.79 t per square kilometre | -60.8% |
| 2006 | 18.99 t per square kilometre | +227.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8 t per square kilometre | -90.5% |
| 2008 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 2009 | 11.43 t per square kilometre | +878.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5662 t per square kilometre | -95.0% |
| 2011 | 3.94 t per square kilometre | +595.5% |
| 2012 | 6.05 t per square kilometre | +53.6% |
| 2013 | 3.21 t per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 2014 | 13.44 t per square kilometre | +318.4% |
| 2015 | 20.42 t per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 2016 | 1.51 t per square kilometre | -92.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3421 t per square kilometre | -77.3% |
| 2018 | 2.68 t per square kilometre | +682.0% |
| 2019 | 13.68 t per square kilometre | +411.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7248 t per square kilometre | -94.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4393 t per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2425 t per square kilometre | -44.8% |
| 2023 | 5.49 t per square kilometre | +2165.6% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 5.49 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2128 t per square kilometre, 25.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 5.49 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0006 t per square kilometre, 9695.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +2165.6% | 0.2425 t per square kilometre | 5.49 t per square kilometre |
| 1997 | +1725.7% | 6.49 t per square kilometre | 118.45 t per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +1537.8% | 0.9843 t per square kilometre | 16.12 t per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +878.0% | 1.17 t per square kilometre | 11.43 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.66 t per square kilometre | 6.49 t per square kilometre | 118.45 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.73 t per square kilometre | 0.9843 t per square kilometre | 18.99 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.58 t per square kilometre | 0.3421 t per square kilometre | 20.42 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 t per square kilometre | 0.2425 t per square kilometre | 5.49 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More climate change data for Indonesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.73 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 60,521 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 23,775 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 36,746 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,312 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 101,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 26,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 75,346 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 98.17 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Indonesia?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Indonesia was 5.49 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 118.45 t per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2425 t per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Indonesia rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Indonesia ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Indonesia 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.