Grassland — Burning crop residues in Colombia
Colombia: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 2.63 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2.63 million t for grassland — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Colombia peaked at 4.40 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million t, in 2012.
Colombia ranks 30th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.75 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.75 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.75 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.75 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.75 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.75 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.96 million t | +43.8% |
| 1997 | 3.01 million t | -24.1% |
| 1998 | 3.44 million t | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 2.44 million t | -28.8% |
| 2000 | 3.07 million t | +25.4% |
| 2001 | 1.78 million t | -42.0% |
| 2002 | 1.84 million t | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.91 million t | +58.2% |
| 2004 | 4.25 million t | +46.3% |
| 2005 | 2.53 million t | -40.4% |
| 2006 | 2.21 million t | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 4.40 million t | +99.1% |
| 2008 | 3.50 million t | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 2.47 million t | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 2.10 million t | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 1.74 million t | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 1.49 million t | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 1.86 million t | +25.3% |
| 2014 | 2.90 million t | +55.8% |
| 2015 | 2.05 million t | -29.4% |
| 2016 | 3.07 million t | +50.1% |
| 2017 | 2.48 million t | -19.4% |
| 2018 | 3.82 million t | +54.3% |
| 2019 | 2.48 million t | -35.0% |
| 2020 | 4.08 million t | +64.2% |
| 2021 | 1.94 million t | -52.3% |
| 2022 | 3.00 million t | +54.1% |
| 2023 | 2.41 million t | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 2.63 million t | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.94 million t | 2.44 million t | 3.96 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.90 million t | 1.78 million t | 4.40 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 million t | 1.49 million t | 3.82 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 million t | 1.94 million t | 4.08 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Colombia?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Colombia was 2.63 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.40 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million t in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Colombia ranks 30th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.