Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 0.0174 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0174 t per square kilometre for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.75 t per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 t per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Sri Lanka 88th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5017 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.5017 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5017 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5017 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5017 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5017 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.21 t per square kilometre | +540.8% |
| 1997 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | -64.4% |
| 1998 | 2.55 t per square kilometre | +122.9% |
| 1999 | 3.75 t per square kilometre | +46.8% |
| 2000 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | -62.6% |
| 2001 | 0 t per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3105 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | +226.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2372 t per square kilometre | -76.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1094 t per square kilometre | -53.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1374 t per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0922 t per square kilometre | -32.9% |
| 2008 | 0 t per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0356 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2010 | 0 t per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0.0872 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 0 t per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1278 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 0 t per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3176 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 0 t per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2019 | 0 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 0 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2021 | 0 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0 t per square kilometre | — |
| 2023 | 0.0174 t per square kilometre | — |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0174 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2128 t per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0174 t per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 4.21 t per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +540.8% | 0.5017 t per square kilometre | 3.21 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 t per square kilometre | 0.5017 t per square kilometre | 3.75 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.334 t per square kilometre | 0 t per square kilometre | 1.4 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0533 t per square kilometre | 0 t per square kilometre | 0.3176 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 t per square kilometre | 0 t per square kilometre | 0.0174 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sri Lanka?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Sri Lanka was 0.0174 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.75 t per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 88th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.