Grassland — Burning crop residues in Cambodia
Cambodia: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 1.35 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Cambodia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 1.35 million t for grassland — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 23.4% on the previous year and up 80.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Cambodia peaked at 1.48 million t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 128,562 t, in 1997.
That places Cambodia 38th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 761,707 t | — |
| 1991 | 761,707 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 761,707 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 761,707 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 761,707 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 761,707 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 143,367 t | -81.2% |
| 1997 | 128,562 t | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 307,516 t | +139.2% |
| 1999 | 208,555 t | -32.2% |
| 2000 | 183,961 t | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 218,957 t | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 195,284 t | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 353,675 t | +81.1% |
| 2004 | 762,248 t | +115.5% |
| 2005 | 738,547 t | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 489,014 t | -33.8% |
| 2007 | 823,123 t | +68.3% |
| 2008 | 573,659 t | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 587,538 t | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 766,975 t | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million t | +38.8% |
| 2012 | 851,298 t | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million t | +25.9% |
| 2014 | 748,119 t | -30.2% |
| 2015 | 1.30 million t | +73.4% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million t | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 931,735 t | -28.8% |
| 2018 | 1.11 million t | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 1.48 million t | +33.1% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million t | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 1.44 million t | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 565,796 t | -60.6% |
| 2023 | 1.10 million t | +93.6% |
| 2024 | 1.35 million t | +23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 535,824 t | 128,562 t | 761,707 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 492,601 t | 183,961 t | 823,123 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 million t | 748,119 t | 1.48 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million t | 565,796 t | 1.44 million t | 5 |
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More climate change data for Cambodia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 62.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 331.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 20,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Cambodia?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Cambodia was 1.35 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million t in 2019.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,562 t in 1997.
- How does Cambodia rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Cambodia ranks 38th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.