Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Caribbean
Caribbean: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues was 515,482 t in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
515,482 t
Change on year
down 51.3%
Rank
15th
of 31 groups
All-time high
1.20 million t
in 2017
All-time low
148,310 t
in 2018
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 515,482 t for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of down 51.3% on the previous year and up 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Caribbean peaked at 1.20 million t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 148,310 t, in 2018.
That places Caribbean 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 629,721 t | — |
| 1991 | 629,721 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 629,721 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 629,721 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 629,721 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 629,721 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 468,657 t | -25.6% |
| 1997 | 472,589 t | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 725,815 t | +53.6% |
| 1999 | 672,397 t | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 883,295 t | +31.4% |
| 2001 | 293,080 t | -66.8% |
| 2002 | 623,297 t | +112.7% |
| 2003 | 155,194 t | -75.1% |
| 2004 | 734,573 t | +373.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million t | +38.0% |
| 2006 | 646,396 t | -36.2% |
| 2007 | 403,072 t | -37.6% |
| 2008 | 599,095 t | +48.6% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million t | +69.2% |
| 2010 | 442,416 t | -56.3% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million t | +154.5% |
| 2012 | 363,714 t | -67.7% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million t | +197.2% |
| 2014 | 274,559 t | -74.6% |
| 2015 | 774,802 t | +182.2% |
| 2016 | 472,690 t | -39.0% |
| 2017 | 1.20 million t | +154.0% |
| 2018 | 148,310 t | -87.6% |
| 2019 | 217,828 t | +46.9% |
| 2020 | 1.19 million t | +448.3% |
| 2021 | 523,624 t | -56.2% |
| 2022 | 163,310 t | -68.8% |
| 2023 | 1.06 million t | +548.3% |
| 2024 | 515,482 t | -51.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 611,778 t | 468,657 t | 725,815 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 636,513 t | 155,194 t | 1.01 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 610,194 t | 148,310 t | 1.20 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 691,079 t | 163,310 t | 1.19 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t
- 12 India 10.01 million t compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t
- 12 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0 t
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 0 t
- 12 Timor-Leste 0 t compare
- 12 Türkiye 0 t
- 12 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 12 Micronesia 0 t
- 12 Polynesia 0 t compare
- 13 OECD 9.70 million t compare
- 14 Mexico 9.48 million t compare
- 15 Congo 8.93 million t compare
- 16 Honduras 5.81 million t compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 61,294 t compare
- 17 Guatemala 5.79 million t compare
- 18 Peru 5.67 million t compare
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 196.02 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Caribbean?
- Humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Caribbean was 515,482 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million t in 2017.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,310 t in 2018.
- How does Caribbean rank for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Caribbean ranks 15th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Humid tropical forest — 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.