Grassland — Burning crop residues in South Africa
South Africa: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 16.59 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in South Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 16.59 million t for grassland — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in South Africa peaked at 19.08 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.18 million t, in 1997.
That places South Africa 14th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.91 million t | — |
| 1991 | 11.91 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11.91 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11.91 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11.91 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.91 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.34 million t | -63.6% |
| 1997 | 4.18 million t | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 4.55 million t | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 4.22 million t | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 5.28 million t | +25.3% |
| 2001 | 14.87 million t | +181.5% |
| 2002 | 17.82 million t | +19.9% |
| 2003 | 12.24 million t | -31.3% |
| 2004 | 11.76 million t | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 19.08 million t | +62.2% |
| 2006 | 14.05 million t | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 14.39 million t | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 15.33 million t | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 13.99 million t | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 16.26 million t | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 15.62 million t | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 12.66 million t | -18.9% |
| 2013 | 13.91 million t | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 14.39 million t | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.61 million t | -33.2% |
| 2016 | 4.68 million t | -51.3% |
| 2017 | 10.03 million t | +114.5% |
| 2018 | 10.33 million t | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 10.18 million t | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 10.59 million t | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 15.96 million t | +50.6% |
| 2022 | 10.11 million t | -36.7% |
| 2023 | 18.42 million t | +82.3% |
| 2024 | 16.59 million t | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.88 million t | 4.18 million t | 11.91 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.88 million t | 5.28 million t | 19.08 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.77 million t | 4.68 million t | 16.26 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.33 million t | 10.11 million t | 18.42 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 11 Türkiye 169,681 t compare
- 11 Zambia 18.66 million t compare
- 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 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
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in South Africa?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in South Africa was 16.59 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19.08 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.18 million t in 1997.
- How does South Africa rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- South Africa ranks 14th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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).
About this data
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.