Grassland — Burning crop residues in Nigeria
Nigeria: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 14.98 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 14.98 million t for grassland — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Nigeria peaked at 24.71 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.69 million t, in 1996.
Nigeria ranks 17th 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.68 million t | — |
| 1991 | 14.68 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.68 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.68 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.68 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.68 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.69 million t | -81.7% |
| 1997 | 3.81 million t | +41.8% |
| 1998 | 5.22 million t | +37.0% |
| 1999 | 5.09 million t | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 4.44 million t | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 22.47 million t | +405.5% |
| 2002 | 17.52 million t | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 20.17 million t | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 22.69 million t | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 24.71 million t | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 22.82 million t | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 23.06 million t | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 17.57 million t | -23.8% |
| 2009 | 15.98 million t | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 18.11 million t | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 14.77 million t | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 14.87 million t | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.19 million t | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 12.58 million t | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 12.42 million t | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 16.29 million t | +31.1% |
| 2017 | 13.82 million t | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 12.66 million t | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 12.57 million t | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.25 million t | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 16.39 million t | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 15.76 million t | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 14.92 million t | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 14.98 million t | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.49 million t | 2.69 million t | 14.68 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.14 million t | 4.44 million t | 24.71 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.13 million t | 12.42 million t | 18.11 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.26 million t | 14.25 million t | 16.39 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 14 South Africa 16.59 million t compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 18,866 t compare
- 15 Senegal 16.24 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 3,694 t compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 3,613 t compare
- 16 Ghana 15.46 million t compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 2,471 t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 18 Mozambique 13.83 million t compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 18 Micronesia 0 t
- 18 Polynesia 0 t
- 19 Congo 10.16 million t compare
- 20 Central African Republic 7.38 million t compare
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 608.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Nigeria?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Nigeria was 14.98 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 24.71 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 million t in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.