Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues was 422.32 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 422.32 million t.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 684.88 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 156.95 million t, in 1996.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 508.22 million t | — |
| 1991 | 508.22 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 508.22 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 508.22 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 508.22 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 508.22 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 156.95 million t | -69.1% |
| 1997 | 199.46 million t | +27.1% |
| 1998 | 255.48 million t | +28.1% |
| 1999 | 218.99 million t | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 168.33 million t | -23.1% |
| 2001 | 423.64 million t | +151.7% |
| 2002 | 462.98 million t | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 649.25 million t | +40.2% |
| 2004 | 582.69 million t | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 684.88 million t | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 633.91 million t | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 625.55 million t | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 632.11 million t | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 545.43 million t | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 645.46 million t | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 683.23 million t | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 664.95 million t | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 608.62 million t | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 553.16 million t | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 574.15 million t | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 663.08 million t | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 613.09 million t | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 548.21 million t | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 575.77 million t | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 562.33 million t | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 534.79 million t | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 489.25 million t | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 405.46 million t | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 422.32 million t | +4.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +151.7% | 168.33 million t | 423.64 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 388.02 million t | 156.95 million t | 508.22 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 540.88 million t | 168.33 million t | 684.88 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 612.97 million t | 548.21 million t | 683.23 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 482.83 million t | 405.46 million t | 562.33 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 5 Myanmar 53.93 million t compare
- 6 Mozambique 33.17 million t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15.91 million t compare
- 7 Nepal 17.48 million t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 14.89 million t compare
- 8 Cambodia 16.90 million t compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14.81 million t compare
- 9 South Sudan 15.36 million t compare
- 10 Sudan (former) 14.87 million t compare
- 10 Viet Nam 1.52 million t compare
- 11 Thailand 12.25 million t compare
- 11 Melanesia 419,735 t compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 422.32 million 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 684.88 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 156.95 million t in 1996.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.