Grassland — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 4.99 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 4.99 million t for grassland — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Ethiopia peaked at 7.30 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.15 million t, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 23rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.71 million t | — |
| 1994 | 4.71 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.71 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.28 million t | -72.9% |
| 1997 | 1.31 million t | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.82 million t | +38.6% |
| 1999 | 1.69 million t | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.15 million t | -32.0% |
| 2001 | 3.86 million t | +235.4% |
| 2002 | 5.30 million t | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 5.06 million t | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.54 million t | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 6.47 million t | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 4.86 million t | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 6.33 million t | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 5.16 million t | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 5.61 million t | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 5.98 million t | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 5.62 million t | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 7.30 million t | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 7.07 million t | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.95 million t | -30.1% |
| 2015 | 6.03 million t | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 5.44 million t | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 4.58 million t | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 4.92 million t | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 4.67 million t | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 5.20 million t | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 5.06 million t | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 4.11 million t | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 5.16 million t | +25.7% |
| 2024 | 4.99 million t | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.89 million t | 1.28 million t | 4.71 million t | 7 |
| 2000s | 4.93 million t | 1.15 million t | 6.47 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.66 million t | 4.58 million t | 7.30 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.90 million t | 4.11 million t | 5.20 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 20 Central African Republic 7.38 million t compare
- 21 Botswana 6.33 million t compare
- 22 Namibia 5.07 million t compare
- 24 Argentina 4.27 million t compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 1.09 million t compare
- 25 Zimbabwe 4.02 million t compare
- 26 Russian Federation 3.83 million t compare
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Ethiopia?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Ethiopia was 4.99 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.30 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 million t in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Ethiopia ranks 23rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.