Grassland — Burning crop residues in Uganda
Uganda: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 2.88 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 2.88 million t for grassland — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is up 24.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in Uganda peaked at 5.33 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 709,795 t, in 2019.
That places Uganda 28th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in Uganda, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.91 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.91 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.91 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.91 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.91 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.91 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.41 million t | -51.6% |
| 1997 | 1.51 million t | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 1.64 million t | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 1.19 million t | -27.9% |
| 2000 | 988,576 t | -16.7% |
| 2001 | 2.49 million t | +151.7% |
| 2002 | 2.66 million t | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 4.19 million t | +57.5% |
| 2004 | 2.35 million t | -43.9% |
| 2005 | 4.68 million t | +99.0% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million t | -76.5% |
| 2007 | 4.94 million t | +348.9% |
| 2008 | 3.75 million t | -24.0% |
| 2009 | 2.71 million t | -27.8% |
| 2010 | 5.31 million t | +95.9% |
| 2011 | 2.26 million t | -57.4% |
| 2012 | 5.33 million t | +135.8% |
| 2013 | 3.14 million t | -41.0% |
| 2014 | 2.56 million t | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 3.31 million t | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 2.90 million t | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 2.37 million t | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 3.47 million t | +46.4% |
| 2019 | 709,795 t | -79.6% |
| 2020 | 4.28 million t | +503.7% |
| 2021 | 4.00 million t | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 3.86 million t | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 2.32 million t | -40.0% |
| 2024 | 2.88 million t | +24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.32 million t | 1.19 million t | 2.91 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.99 million t | 988,576 t | 4.94 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 million t | 709,795 t | 5.33 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.47 million t | 2.32 million t | 4.28 million t | 5 |
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More climate change data for Uganda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.78 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,987 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 39.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 627.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,448 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 756.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 691.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in Uganda?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in Uganda was 2.88 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 709,795 t in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Uganda ranks 28th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.