Grassland — Burning crop residues in Sudan
Sudan: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 26.52 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burning crop residues in Sudan is 26.52 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Sudan peaked at 33.98 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.48 million t, in 2022.
That places Sudan 9th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Sudan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 33.98 million t | — |
| 2013 | 30.61 million t | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 24.71 million t | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 24.47 million t | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 27.15 million t | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 24.54 million t | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 23.74 million t | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 20.86 million t | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 28.95 million t | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 25.37 million t | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 18.48 million t | -27.2% |
| 2023 | 30.26 million t | +63.7% |
| 2024 | 26.52 million t | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.26 million t | 20.86 million t | 33.98 million t | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.92 million t | 18.48 million t | 30.26 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.84 million t compare
- 6 South Sudan 43.44 million t compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.85 million t compare
- 7 Brazil 34.00 million t compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 791,950 t compare
- 8 Mali 33.39 million t compare
- 10 Chad 23.34 million t compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 418,186 t compare
- 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
More climate change data for Sudan
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 72,276 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21,634 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 50,642 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 81.64 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,809 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,215 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,182 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 33.05 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.46 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.18 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Sudan?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Sudan was 26.52 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 33.98 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.48 million t in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Sudan ranks 9th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.