Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues was 855,745 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 855,745 t for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.9% on the previous year and down 80.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Ethiopia peaked at 5.11 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 39,794 t, in 1996.
That places Ethiopia 34th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.90 million t | — |
| 1994 | 2.90 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.90 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 39,794 t | -98.6% |
| 1997 | 924,362 t | +2222.9% |
| 1998 | 688,323 t | -25.5% |
| 1999 | 1.72 million t | +149.7% |
| 2000 | 1.81 million t | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 2.22 million t | +22.7% |
| 2002 | 2.13 million t | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 3.97 million t | +86.5% |
| 2004 | 3.43 million t | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 4.83 million t | +40.9% |
| 2006 | 3.12 million t | -35.4% |
| 2007 | 5.11 million t | +63.8% |
| 2008 | 3.57 million t | -30.1% |
| 2009 | 1.84 million t | -48.4% |
| 2010 | 3.81 million t | +107.1% |
| 2011 | 4.21 million t | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 4.55 million t | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 3.52 million t | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 4.29 million t | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 3.16 million t | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 3.50 million t | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 4.38 million t | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 3.80 million t | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 3.58 million t | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 2.04 million t | -43.0% |
| 2021 | 3.35 million t | +64.1% |
| 2022 | 2.25 million t | -32.8% |
| 2023 | 1.33 million t | -40.7% |
| 2024 | 855,745 t | -35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.72 million t | 39,794 t | 2.90 million t | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.20 million t | 1.81 million t | 5.11 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 million t | 3.16 million t | 4.55 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 million t | 855,745 t | 3.35 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Ethiopia?
- Humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Ethiopia was 855,745 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,794 t in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Ethiopia ranks 34th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.