Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Senegal
Senegal: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 1.17 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Senegal, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 1.17 t per square kilometre for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.1% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Senegal peaked at 72.92 t per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.4927 t per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Senegal 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.44 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 12.44 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 12.44 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 12.44 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 12.44 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.44 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22.94 t per square kilometre | +84.4% |
| 1997 | 29.3 t per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1998 | 50.92 t per square kilometre | +73.8% |
| 1999 | 72.92 t per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 2000 | 48.11 t per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2001 | 2.95 t per square kilometre | -93.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6489 t per square kilometre | -78.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5648 t per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4927 t per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7932 t per square kilometre | +61.0% |
| 2006 | 4.66 t per square kilometre | +487.0% |
| 2007 | 4.03 t per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 6.88 t per square kilometre | +70.7% |
| 2009 | 4.46 t per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 2010 | 3.8 t per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 2.53 t per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2012 | 6 t per square kilometre | +136.8% |
| 2013 | 7.6 t per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2014 | 4.63 t per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 2015 | 2.18 t per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 2016 | 2.57 t per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 1.05 t per square kilometre | -59.3% |
| 2018 | 1.41 t per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2019 | 1.67 t per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 4.59 t per square kilometre | +175.1% |
| 2021 | 3.5 t per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2022 | 1.68 t per square kilometre | -52.1% |
| 2023 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | -30.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1.17 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)
- Senegal's 1.17 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)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Senegal 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 | +487.0% | 0.7932 t per square kilometre | 4.66 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.07 t per square kilometre | 12.44 t per square kilometre | 72.92 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.36 t per square kilometre | 0.4927 t per square kilometre | 48.11 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 t per square kilometre | 1.05 t per square kilometre | 7.6 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 t per square kilometre | 1.17 t per square kilometre | 4.59 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More climate change data for Senegal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 328.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 536.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 660.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Senegal?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Senegal was 1.17 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 72.92 t per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4927 t per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Senegal rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Senegal ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.