Open shrubland — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Open shrubland — Burning crop residues was 1.95 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Open shrubland — 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
The most recent figure for open shrubland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 1.95 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 123.9% on the previous year and up 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, open shrubland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 62.07 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 575,438 t, in 2022.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 14th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.28 million t | — |
| 1991 | 9.28 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.30 million t | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 9.30 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.30 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.30 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.24 million t | +397.4% |
| 1997 | 42.32 million t | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 52.97 million t | +25.2% |
| 1999 | 56.80 million t | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 62.07 million t | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 6.80 million t | -89.0% |
| 2002 | 3.19 million t | -53.1% |
| 2003 | 2.64 million t | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 2.35 million t | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 2.45 million t | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.45 million t | -40.7% |
| 2007 | 2.39 million t | +64.4% |
| 2008 | 1.66 million t | -30.7% |
| 2009 | 1.79 million t | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 1.61 million t | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 1.50 million t | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.78 million t | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 1.27 million t | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 1.24 million t | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.36 million t | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 1.22 million t | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 861,403 t | -29.2% |
| 2018 | 1.27 million t | +47.4% |
| 2019 | 2.06 million t | +62.4% |
| 2020 | 1.31 million t | -36.6% |
| 2021 | 738,189 t | -43.6% |
| 2022 | 575,438 t | -22.0% |
| 2023 | 868,793 t | +51.0% |
| 2024 | 1.95 million t | +123.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Open shrubland — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +397.4% | 9.30 million t | 46.24 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.41 million t | 9.28 million t | 56.80 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.68 million t | 1.45 million t | 62.07 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 million t | 861,403 t | 2.06 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million t | 575,438 t | 1.95 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
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 open shrubland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Open shrubland — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1.95 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest open shrubland — burning crop residues recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.07 million t in 2000.
- What is the lowest open shrubland — burning crop residues recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 575,438 t in 2022.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 14th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is open shrubland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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