Grassland — Burning crop residues in Senegal
Senegal: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 16.24 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Senegal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burning crop residues in Senegal stood at 16.24 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.9% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Senegal peaked at 22.63 million t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.61 million t, in 1997.
Senegal ranks 15th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.67 million t | — |
| 1991 | 14.67 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.67 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.67 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.67 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.67 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.73 million t | -88.2% |
| 1997 | 1.61 million t | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 2.06 million t | +27.6% |
| 1999 | 3.94 million t | +91.4% |
| 2000 | 2.11 million t | -46.5% |
| 2001 | 19.21 million t | +810.8% |
| 2002 | 17.00 million t | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 11.39 million t | -33.0% |
| 2004 | 18.69 million t | +64.0% |
| 2005 | 20.10 million t | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 22.63 million t | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 16.47 million t | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 18.67 million t | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 16.33 million t | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 18.89 million t | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 21.57 million t | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 14.14 million t | -34.5% |
| 2013 | 17.43 million t | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 15.30 million t | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 11.39 million t | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 17.67 million t | +55.1% |
| 2017 | 16.84 million t | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 13.32 million t | -20.9% |
| 2019 | 16.61 million t | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 19.10 million t | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 18.39 million t | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 17.05 million t | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 19.55 million t | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 16.24 million t | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.74 million t | 1.61 million t | 14.67 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.26 million t | 2.11 million t | 22.63 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.32 million t | 11.39 million t | 21.57 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.06 million t | 16.24 million t | 19.55 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 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 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 Senegal
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 328.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 536.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 660.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 23.6 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Senegal?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Senegal was 16.24 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 22.63 million t in 2006.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 million t in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Senegal ranks 15th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.