Grassland — Burning crop residues in Brazil
Brazil: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 34.00 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burning crop residues in Brazil stood at 34.00 million t.
The figure is up 88.4% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Brazil peaked at 52.05 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.26 million t, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 7th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Brazil, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.73 million t | — |
| 1991 | 23.73 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23.73 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 23.73 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 23.73 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.73 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.73 million t | -80.1% |
| 1997 | 4.98 million t | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 7.88 million t | +58.4% |
| 1999 | 6.49 million t | -17.6% |
| 2000 | 2.26 million t | -65.3% |
| 2001 | 22.09 million t | +879.0% |
| 2002 | 32.36 million t | +46.5% |
| 2003 | 24.85 million t | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 32.19 million t | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 29.16 million t | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 20.60 million t | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 51.90 million t | +152.0% |
| 2008 | 24.06 million t | -53.6% |
| 2009 | 14.83 million t | -38.4% |
| 2010 | 52.05 million t | +250.9% |
| 2011 | 24.58 million t | -52.8% |
| 2012 | 31.92 million t | +29.9% |
| 2013 | 17.38 million t | -45.6% |
| 2014 | 25.45 million t | +46.4% |
| 2015 | 28.00 million t | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 25.66 million t | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 28.63 million t | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 15.35 million t | -46.4% |
| 2019 | 28.58 million t | +86.2% |
| 2020 | 31.18 million t | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 24.67 million t | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 24.16 million t | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 18.05 million t | -25.3% |
| 2024 | 34.00 million t | +88.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.64 million t | 4.73 million t | 23.73 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.43 million t | 2.26 million t | 51.90 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.76 million t | 15.35 million t | 52.05 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.41 million t | 18.05 million t | 34.00 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 4 Sudan (former) 75.27 million t compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.88 million t compare
- 5 Angola 70.19 million t compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.84 million t compare
- 6 South Sudan 43.44 million t compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.85 million t compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 791,950 t compare
- 8 Mali 33.39 million t compare
- 9 Sudan 26.52 million t compare
- 10 Chad 23.34 million t compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 418,186 t compare
More climate change data for Brazil
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 8.54 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 564,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 124,669 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 439,674 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 470.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,703 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 67,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,554 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 228.5 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Brazil?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Brazil was 34.00 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 52.05 million t in 2010.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 million t in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Brazil ranks 7th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.