Grassland — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Grassland — Burning crop residues was 259.94 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 259.94 million t for grassland — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 360.58 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 54.08 million t, in 1997.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5th out of 31 groups 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 259.33 million t | — |
| 1991 | 259.33 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 259.51 million t | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 259.51 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 259.51 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 259.51 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 57.18 million t | -78.0% |
| 1997 | 54.08 million t | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 67.13 million t | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 75.43 million t | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 61.16 million t | -18.9% |
| 2001 | 261.00 million t | +326.7% |
| 2002 | 299.98 million t | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 305.57 million t | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 332.99 million t | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 360.58 million t | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 309.44 million t | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 348.59 million t | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 312.64 million t | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 293.96 million t | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 289.80 million t | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 288.92 million t | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 291.19 million t | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 281.94 million t | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 255.04 million t | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 260.03 million t | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 283.97 million t | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 234.39 million t | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 246.16 million t | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 215.97 million t | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 256.76 million t | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 258.17 million t | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 224.70 million t | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 249.47 million t | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 259.94 million t | +4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +326.7% | 61.16 million t | 261.00 million t |
| 1996 | -78.0% | 259.51 million t | 57.18 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 181.05 million t | 54.08 million t | 259.51 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 288.59 million t | 61.16 million t | 360.58 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 264.74 million t | 215.97 million t | 291.19 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 249.81 million t | 224.70 million t | 259.94 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 101.21 million t compare
- 3 Australia 101.21 million t compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 15.09 million t compare
- 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
- 7 Brazil 34.00 million t compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 791,950 t compare
- 8 Mali 33.39 million t compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 259.94 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 360.58 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.08 million t in 1997.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.