Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Liberia
Liberia: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 6.59 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 6.59 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Liberia peaked at 95.12 t per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 t per square kilometre, in 2002.
Liberia ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.05 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 12.05 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.05 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.05 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.05 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.05 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.07 t per square kilometre | -82.8% |
| 1997 | 1.45 t per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1998 | 2.24 t per square kilometre | +54.4% |
| 1999 | 1.77 t per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2000 | 1.59 t per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0952 t per square kilometre | -94.0% |
| 2002 | 0 t per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 7.84 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 3.92 t per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1441 t per square kilometre | -96.3% |
| 2006 | 21.12 t per square kilometre | +14558.1% |
| 2007 | 2.51 t per square kilometre | -88.1% |
| 2008 | 6.94 t per square kilometre | +176.6% |
| 2009 | 71.18 t per square kilometre | +925.7% |
| 2010 | 4.13 t per square kilometre | -94.2% |
| 2011 | 8.78 t per square kilometre | +112.5% |
| 2012 | 4.73 t per square kilometre | -46.1% |
| 2013 | 7.77 t per square kilometre | +64.3% |
| 2014 | 36.87 t per square kilometre | +374.7% |
| 2015 | 95.12 t per square kilometre | +158.0% |
| 2016 | 6.96 t per square kilometre | -92.7% |
| 2017 | 6.53 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.77 t per square kilometre | -57.5% |
| 2019 | 24.37 t per square kilometre | +778.7% |
| 2020 | 4.84 t per square kilometre | -80.2% |
| 2021 | 1.8 t per square kilometre | -62.8% |
| 2022 | 3.45 t per square kilometre | +91.3% |
| 2023 | 6.59 t per square kilometre | +91.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 6.59 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8044 t per square kilometre, 8.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 6.59 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 Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +14558.1% | 0.1441 t per square kilometre | 21.12 t per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +925.7% | 6.94 t per square kilometre | 71.18 t per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +778.7% | 2.77 t per square kilometre | 24.37 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.98 t per square kilometre | 1.45 t per square kilometre | 12.05 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.53 t per square kilometre | 0 t per square kilometre | 71.18 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8 t per square kilometre | 2.77 t per square kilometre | 95.12 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 t per square kilometre | 1.8 t per square kilometre | 6.59 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More climate change data for Liberia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 443.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8992 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 306.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 166.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6269 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Liberia?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Liberia was 6.59 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.12 t per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Liberia rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Liberia ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.