Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Madagascar

Madagascar: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues was 2.81 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.81 million t
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
25th
of 218 countries
All-time high
5.61 million t
in 2015
All-time low
252,827 t
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Madagascar, 1990–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M1990200720241990: 2.7M t1991: 2.7M t1992: 2.7M t1993: 2.7M t1994: 2.7M t1995: 2.7M t1996: 1.5M t1997: 912.1k t1998: 1.4M t1999: 1.6M t2000: 252.8k t2001: 2.8M t2002: 1.6M t2003: 1.5M t2004: 1.5M t2005: 5.0M t2006: 3.8M t2007: 2.0M t2008: 1.2M t2009: 2.9M t2010: 4.4M t2011: 4.9M t2012: 2.1M t2013: 4.1M t2014: 2.0M t2015: 5.6M t2016: 3.6M t2017: 3.6M t2018: 2.7M t2019: 1.8M t2020: 2.5M t2021: 3.2M t2022: 3.9M t2023: 3.0M t2024: 2.8M t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Madagascar is 2.81 million t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Madagascar peaked at 5.61 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 252,827 t, in 2000.

Madagascar ranks 25th of 218 countries 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 Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Madagascar, 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 2.69 million t
1991 2.69 million t +0.0%
1992 2.69 million t +0.0%
1993 2.69 million t +0.0%
1994 2.69 million t +0.0%
1995 2.69 million t +0.0%
1996 1.47 million t -45.3%
1997 912,080 t -38.0%
1998 1.38 million t +51.8%
1999 1.61 million t +16.6%
2000 252,827 t -84.3%
2001 2.80 million t +1009.1%
2002 1.62 million t -42.1%
2003 1.53 million t -5.5%
2004 1.54 million t +0.1%
2005 4.99 million t +224.5%
2006 3.76 million t -24.7%
2007 2.01 million t -46.6%
2008 1.24 million t -38.2%
2009 2.95 million t +137.7%
2010 4.39 million t +48.8%
2011 4.88 million t +11.4%
2012 2.10 million t -57.0%
2013 4.08 million t +94.1%
2014 1.98 million t -51.4%
2015 5.61 million t +183.0%
2016 3.58 million t -36.2%
2017 3.57 million t -0.3%
2018 2.65 million t -25.6%
2019 1.76 million t -33.6%
2020 2.46 million t +39.8%
2021 3.23 million t +31.2%
2022 3.91 million t +21.0%
2023 3.00 million t -23.2%
2024 2.81 million t -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.15 million t 912,080 t 2.69 million t 10
2000s 2.27 million t 252,827 t 4.99 million t 10
2010s 3.46 million t 1.76 million t 5.61 million t 10
2020s 3.08 million t 2.46 million t 3.91 million t 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 22 Nigeria 3.29 million t compare
  2. 23 Belize 3.01 million t compare
  3. 23 Cabo Verde 0 t
  4. 24 Paraguay 2.93 million t compare
  5. 26 Bangladesh 1.99 million t compare
  6. 27 Malawi 1.94 million t compare
  7. 28 Indonesia 1.36 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Madagascar?
Humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Madagascar was 2.81 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 Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 5.61 million t in 2015.
What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 252,827 t in 2000.
How does Madagascar rank for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
Madagascar ranks 25th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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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Indicator
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 9,224 data points, 1990–2024
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