Grassland — Burning crop residues in Namibia
Namibia: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 5.07 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burning crop residues in Namibia is 5.07 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.5% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Namibia peaked at 26.75 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.39 million t, in 1997.
Namibia ranks 22nd of 220 countries 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.87 million t | — |
| 1991 | 11.87 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.87 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.87 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.87 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.87 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.69 million t | -77.3% |
| 1997 | 2.39 million t | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 3.13 million t | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 3.11 million t | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.23 million t | +36.0% |
| 2001 | 13.73 million t | +224.6% |
| 2002 | 14.24 million t | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 12.65 million t | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 16.02 million t | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 15.25 million t | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 18.25 million t | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 16.40 million t | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 12.33 million t | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 19.56 million t | +58.7% |
| 2010 | 17.61 million t | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 25.70 million t | +46.0% |
| 2012 | 26.75 million t | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 15.04 million t | -43.8% |
| 2014 | 11.98 million t | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 10.48 million t | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 8.75 million t | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 12.07 million t | +37.9% |
| 2018 | 8.76 million t | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 4.59 million t | -47.6% |
| 2020 | 11.02 million t | +140.2% |
| 2021 | 13.19 million t | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 9.87 million t | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 9.29 million t | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 5.07 million t | -45.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.25 million t | 2.39 million t | 11.87 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.27 million t | 4.23 million t | 19.56 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.17 million t | 4.59 million t | 26.75 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.69 million t | 5.07 million t | 13.19 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More climate change data for Namibia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.099 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Namibia?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Namibia was 5.07 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.75 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 million t in 1997.
- How does Namibia rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Namibia ranks 22nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.