Grassland — Burning crop residues in Middle Africa

Middle Africa: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 122.61 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
122.61 million t
Change on year
up 3.0%
Rank
2nd
of 22 groups
All-time high
161.69 million t
in 2005
All-time low
18.61 million t
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland — Burning crop residues in Middle Africa, 1990–2024

050.0M100.0M150.0M1990200720241990: 112.5M t1991: 112.5M t1992: 112.5M t1993: 112.5M t1994: 112.5M t1995: 112.5M t1996: 19.1M t1997: 18.6M t1998: 22.2M t1999: 25.0M t2000: 23.5M t2001: 111.8M t2002: 129.2M t2003: 149.9M t2004: 159.1M t2005: 161.7M t2006: 138.4M t2007: 154.1M t2008: 138.3M t2009: 122.6M t2010: 138.0M t2011: 145.4M t2012: 133.1M t2013: 138.6M t2014: 122.5M t2015: 130.7M t2016: 135.3M t2017: 122.2M t2018: 121.6M t2019: 111.2M t2020: 116.8M t2021: 117.3M t2022: 114.2M t2023: 119.0M t2024: 122.6M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, grassland — burning crop residues in Middle Africa stood at 122.61 million t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Middle Africa peaked at 161.69 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 18.61 million t, in 1997.

Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 22 groups 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 Middle Africa, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Middle Africa, 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 112.49 million t
1991 112.49 million t +0.0%
1992 112.49 million t +0.0%
1993 112.49 million t +0.0%
1994 112.49 million t +0.0%
1995 112.49 million t +0.0%
1996 19.06 million t -83.1%
1997 18.61 million t -2.3%
1998 22.20 million t +19.2%
1999 24.99 million t +12.6%
2000 23.54 million t -5.8%
2001 111.83 million t +375.0%
2002 129.15 million t +15.5%
2003 149.85 million t +16.0%
2004 159.11 million t +6.2%
2005 161.69 million t +1.6%
2006 138.40 million t -14.4%
2007 154.13 million t +11.4%
2008 138.33 million t -10.3%
2009 122.57 million t -11.4%
2010 137.97 million t +12.6%
2011 145.39 million t +5.4%
2012 133.08 million t -8.5%
2013 138.65 million t +4.2%
2014 122.50 million t -11.6%
2015 130.71 million t +6.7%
2016 135.29 million t +3.5%
2017 122.23 million t -9.7%
2018 121.61 million t -0.5%
2019 111.22 million t -8.5%
2020 116.81 million t +5.0%
2021 117.34 million t +0.5%
2022 114.19 million t -2.7%
2023 119.02 million t +4.2%
2024 122.61 million t +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 75.98 million t 18.61 million t 112.49 million t 10
2000s 128.86 million t 23.54 million t 161.69 million t 10
2010s 129.86 million t 111.22 million t 145.39 million t 10
2020s 117.99 million t 114.19 million t 122.61 million t 5

Countries ranked near Middle Africa

  1. 1 OECD 111.03 million t compare
  2. 2 Australia and New Zealand 101.21 million t compare
  3. 3 Australia 101.21 million t compare
  4. 3 United Republic of Tanzania 15.09 million t compare
  5. 4 Sudan (former) 75.27 million t compare
  6. 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.88 million t compare
  7. 5 Angola 70.19 million t compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

More climate change data for Middle Africa

All data for Middle Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — burning crop residues in Middle Africa?
Grassland — burning crop residues in Middle Africa was 122.61 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Middle Africa?
The highest recorded value was 161.69 million t in 2005.
What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Middle Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 18.61 million t in 1997.
How does Middle Africa rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
Middle Africa ranks 2nd out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Middle Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle Africa 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Grassland — Burning crop residues in Middle Africa. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/grassland-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-fao-tier-1/middle-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/grassland-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-fao-tier-1/middle-africa/">Grassland — Burning crop residues in Middle Africa</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,329 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.