Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Madagascar
Madagascar: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues was 2.81 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Madagascar, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
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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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.