Open shrubland — Burning crop residues in Angola
Angola: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues was 649,907 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
649,907 t
Change on year
up 76.4%
World rank
9th
of 218 countries
All-time high
3.21 million t
in 1998
All-time low
320,200 t
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, open shrubland — burning crop residues in Angola stood at 649,907 t.
That represents a change of up 76.4% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, open shrubland — burning crop residues in Angola peaked at 3.21 million t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 320,200 t, in 2022.
Angola ranks 9th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues in Angola, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.34 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.34 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.34 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.34 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.34 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.34 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.12 million t | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 1.91 million t | +69.9% |
| 1998 | 3.21 million t | +68.5% |
| 1999 | 2.34 million t | -27.0% |
| 2000 | 444,101 t | -81.1% |
| 2001 | 1.68 million t | +279.3% |
| 2002 | 1.47 million t | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 1.86 million t | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 2.19 million t | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 2.48 million t | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 1.77 million t | -28.7% |
| 2007 | 1.56 million t | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 1.22 million t | -21.5% |
| 2009 | 1.22 million t | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million t | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 1.16 million t | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 949,211 t | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 883,443 t | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.03 million t | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 1.19 million t | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million t | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.38 million t | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.06 million t | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million t | +22.9% |
| 2020 | 906,170 t | -30.1% |
| 2021 | 491,777 t | -45.7% |
| 2022 | 320,200 t | -34.9% |
| 2023 | 368,519 t | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 649,907 t | +76.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 million t | 1.12 million t | 3.21 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million t | 444,101 t | 2.48 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million t | 883,443 t | 1.38 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 547,315 t | 320,200 t | 906,170 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 105,214 t compare
- 6 South Africa 2.28 million t compare
- 7 Iraq 1.33 million t compare
- 7 Türkiye 28,253 t compare
- 8 Argentina 721,004 t compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 t compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t compare
- 8 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 8 Republic of Moldova 0 t
- 8 Timor-Leste 0 t
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 t compare
- 8 Viet Nam 0 t compare
- 8 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 8 Melanesia 0 t compare
- 8 Micronesia 0 t
- 8 Polynesia 0 t
- 10 Namibia 572,041 t compare
- 11 Canada 529,993 t compare
- 12 Mexico 268,588 t compare
More climate change data for Angola
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 42.42 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,873 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,998 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,875 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 316.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 496.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 198.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.87 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is open shrubland — burning crop residues in Angola?
- Open shrubland — burning crop residues in Angola was 649,907 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest open shrubland — burning crop residues recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 million t in 1998.
- What is the lowest open shrubland — burning crop residues recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 320,200 t in 2022.
- How does Angola rank for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Angola ranks 9th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is open shrubland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Open shrubland — 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.