Other forest — Burning crop residues in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Other forest — Burning crop residues was 1.82 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burning crop residues in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burning crop residues in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 1.82 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 15.3% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burning crop residues in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 3.68 million t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million t, in 2022.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 8th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burning crop residues in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.31 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.31 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.31 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.31 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.31 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.31 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.08 million t | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 3.68 million t | +76.8% |
| 1998 | 2.24 million t | -39.1% |
| 1999 | 3.15 million t | +40.5% |
| 2000 | 2.21 million t | -29.7% |
| 2001 | 1.33 million t | -40.1% |
| 2002 | 3.25 million t | +145.1% |
| 2003 | 2.90 million t | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 3.55 million t | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 3.67 million t | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 3.43 million t | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.38 million t | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 2.42 million t | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.78 million t | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 1.97 million t | -29.2% |
| 2011 | 1.90 million t | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.00 million t | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.79 million t | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 1.85 million t | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.46 million t | +33.4% |
| 2016 | 1.70 million t | -30.9% |
| 2017 | 1.88 million t | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.91 million t | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.18 million t | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 1.70 million t | -22.1% |
| 2021 | 1.82 million t | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.23 million t | -32.4% |
| 2023 | 1.58 million t | +28.2% |
| 2024 | 1.82 million t | +15.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burning crop residues in Democratic Republic of the Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +145.1% | 1.33 million t | 3.25 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.50 million t | 2.08 million t | 3.68 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 million t | 1.33 million t | 3.67 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million t | 1.70 million t | 2.46 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million t | 1.23 million t | 1.82 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 5 Mexico 19.26 million t compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 7.04 million t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.75 million t compare
- 6 India 17.06 million t compare
- 7 Myanmar 14.78 million t compare
- 7 Viet Nam 2.50 million t compare
- 8 Zambia 13.75 million t compare
- 9 Cambodia 7.98 million t compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.12 million t compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 531,886 t compare
- 10 Thailand 6.86 million t compare
- 11 Ethiopia 6.28 million t compare
More climate change data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 11.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,736 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,458 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,278 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 117.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,251 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 604.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 646.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.28 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burning crop residues in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Other forest — burning crop residues in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 1.82 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burning crop residues recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.68 million t in 1997.
- What is the lowest other forest — burning crop residues recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million t in 2022.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burning crop residues rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other 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.