Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) by country
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.
Countries reporting
140
Highest
169.27 million t
OECD
Lowest
0 t
Réunion
Median
0 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,224
What the numbers show
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) is currently reported for 140 countries. The highest value is 169.27 million t in OECD; the lowest is 0 t in Réunion.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 t, and the mean is 3.86 million t.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 18,050.9%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 169.27 million t | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia | 167.56 million t | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 167.56 million t | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 14.56 million t | 2024 | up 711.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 13.21 million t | 2024 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 6 | South Africa | 2.28 million t | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Iraq | 1.33 million t | 2024 | up 1,037.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 28,253 t | 2024 | up 338.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 721,004 t | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Angola | 649,907 t | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 10 | Namibia | 572,041 t | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 529,993 t | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 268,588 t | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Pakistan | 263,944 t | 2024 | up 477.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Madagascar | 249,188 t | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Mozambique | 233,613 t | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 160,955 t | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Sudan | 149,866 t | 2024 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Mali | 111,038 t | 2024 | up 18,050.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 77,020 t | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Zambia | 67,896 t | 2024 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 40,165 t | 2024 | up 2,520.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Turkmenistan | 34,704 t | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Peru | 31,202 t | 2024 | up 1,940.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Kenya | 29,949 t | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Brazil | 21,103 t | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Eswatini | 17,466 t | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Sudan (former) | 17,126 t | 2011 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 16,890 t | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 29 | India | 16,537 t | 2024 | up 500.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Somalia | 13,447 t | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | 7,339 t | 2024 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Lesotho | 4,292 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 3,994 t | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Chile | 3,991 t | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 2,457 t | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritania | 1,224 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Jordan | 920.31 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Niger | 917.78 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Yemen | 917.65 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Egypt | 306.5 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Thailand | 305.9 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Senegal | 305.87 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Nigeria | 305.77 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Afghanistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Albania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Burundi | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Benin | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Bahamas | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Belarus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Belize | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Bhutan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Central African Republic | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Switzerland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | China | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Cameroon | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Congo | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Colombia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Cuba | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Djibouti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Ecuador | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Estonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Finland | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | France | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Gabon | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Georgia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Ghana | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Gambia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Greenland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Guatemala | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Guyana | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Honduras | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Croatia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Indonesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Israel | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Italy | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Cambodia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Kuwait | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Lebanon | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Liberia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Libya | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Latvia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Morocco | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Myanmar | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Mongolia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Malaysia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | New Caledonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 0 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Norway | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Nepal | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | New Zealand | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Panama | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Portugal | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Paraguay | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Palestine, State of | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Romania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | South Sudan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Sweden | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Chad | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Togo | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Tunisia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Uganda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Ukraine | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 t | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | China, mainland | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Réunion | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 207.25 million t
- Asia 4.73 million t
- Annex I countries 183.56 million t
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.10 million t
- Oceania 167.56 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.57 million t
- Non-Annex I countries 23.69 million t
- Syrian Arab Republic 902,869 t
- Africa 17.84 million t
- Middle Africa 649,907 t
- Southern Africa 16.08 million t
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 105,214 t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 15.70 million t
- Europe 14.58 million t
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 0 t
- Melanesia 0 t
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t
- United Republic of Tanzania 0 t
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t
- Eastern Europe 14.56 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 13.81 million t
- Americas 2.55 million t
- Southern Asia 2.38 million t
- Western Asia 2.31 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.95 million t
- Northern America 1.40 million t
- South America 882,514 t
- United States of America 865,642 t
- Eastern Africa 839,408 t
- Central America 268,588 t
- Northern Africa 150,172 t
- Western Africa 113,791 t
- Central Asia 37,161 t
- European Union (27) 16,890 t
- Southern Europe 16,890 t
- South-Eastern Asia 305.9 t
- Western Europe 0 t
- Caribbean 0 t
- Northern Europe 0 t
About this data
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.