Grassland — Burning crop residues in Benin
Benin: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 2.79 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.79 million t for grassland — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Benin peaked at 5.69 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 287,667 t, in 1996.
That places Benin 29th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Benin, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.29 million t | — |
| 1991 | 3.29 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.29 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.29 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.29 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.29 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 287,667 t | -91.3% |
| 1997 | 503,350 t | +75.0% |
| 1998 | 879,179 t | +74.7% |
| 1999 | 501,370 t | -43.0% |
| 2000 | 577,075 t | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 3.15 million t | +446.0% |
| 2002 | 4.68 million t | +48.6% |
| 2003 | 4.29 million t | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 4.06 million t | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 5.69 million t | +40.1% |
| 2006 | 4.43 million t | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 5.31 million t | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 3.81 million t | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 3.25 million t | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 3.53 million t | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 3.64 million t | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.58 million t | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 4.07 million t | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 4.19 million t | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 3.49 million t | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 4.08 million t | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 3.70 million t | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 3.67 million t | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.12 million t | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 3.74 million t | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 3.69 million t | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.80 million t | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 3.01 million t | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 2.79 million t | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.19 million t | 287,667 t | 3.29 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.92 million t | 577,075 t | 5.69 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.81 million t | 3.49 million t | 4.19 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.21 million t | 2.79 million t | 3.74 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 26 Russian Federation 3.83 million t compare
- 27 Niger 3.77 million t compare
- 28 Uganda 2.88 million t compare
- 30 Colombia 2.63 million t compare
- 31 Cabo Verde 0 t compare
- 31 Guinea 2.32 million t compare
- 32 Kazakhstan 2.06 million t compare
More climate change data for Benin
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Benin?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Benin was 2.79 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.69 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 287,667 t in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.