Grassland — Burning crop residues in Northern America
Northern America: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 8.69 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Northern America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burning crop residues in Northern America stood at 8.69 million t.
The figure is up 198.7% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Northern America peaked at 9.25 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.58 million t, in 1997.
That places Northern America 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Northern America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.19 million t | — |
| 1991 | 5.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.19 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.88 million t | -25.3% |
| 1997 | 1.58 million t | -59.2% |
| 1998 | 4.31 million t | +172.9% |
| 1999 | 2.84 million t | -34.2% |
| 2000 | 3.62 million t | +27.4% |
| 2001 | 2.46 million t | -32.0% |
| 2002 | 3.71 million t | +50.7% |
| 2003 | 4.23 million t | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 2.11 million t | -50.1% |
| 2005 | 5.29 million t | +150.9% |
| 2006 | 8.88 million t | +67.8% |
| 2007 | 6.33 million t | -28.8% |
| 2008 | 5.23 million t | -17.3% |
| 2009 | 4.84 million t | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 3.24 million t | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 9.13 million t | +181.5% |
| 2012 | 9.25 million t | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.79 million t | -69.8% |
| 2014 | 5.12 million t | +83.6% |
| 2015 | 3.83 million t | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 6.12 million t | +59.7% |
| 2017 | 8.60 million t | +40.6% |
| 2018 | 8.07 million t | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.74 million t | -53.7% |
| 2020 | 8.73 million t | +133.5% |
| 2021 | 5.66 million t | -35.1% |
| 2022 | 5.38 million t | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 2.91 million t | -46.0% |
| 2024 | 8.69 million t | +198.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.38 million t | 1.58 million t | 5.19 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.67 million t | 2.11 million t | 8.88 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.99 million t | 2.79 million t | 9.25 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.28 million t | 2.91 million t | 8.73 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 12 Burkina Faso 16.94 million t compare
- 12 Viet Nam 142,884 t compare
- 13 Madagascar 16.90 million t compare
- 13 Melanesia 131,986 t compare
- 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 Nigeria 14.98 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
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Northern America?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Northern America was 8.69 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.25 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 million t in 1997.
- How does Northern America rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Northern America ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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.