Other forest — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Other forest — Burning crop residues was 6.28 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, other forest — burning crop residues in Ethiopia stood at 6.28 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burning crop residues in Ethiopia peaked at 14.75 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.29 million t, in 2009.
Ethiopia ranks 11th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Other forest — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 7.04 million t | — |
| 1994 | 7.04 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.04 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.87 million t | -45.0% |
| 1997 | 10.98 million t | +183.8% |
| 1998 | 10.52 million t | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 14.75 million t | +40.3% |
| 2000 | 11.19 million t | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 13.65 million t | +21.9% |
| 2002 | 5.16 million t | -62.2% |
| 2003 | 6.01 million t | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 6.78 million t | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 6.53 million t | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 8.01 million t | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 9.35 million t | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 6.78 million t | -27.5% |
| 2009 | 3.29 million t | -51.4% |
| 2010 | 4.29 million t | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 5.49 million t | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 5.79 million t | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 4.80 million t | -17.1% |
| 2014 | 5.28 million t | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 4.02 million t | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 4.28 million t | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 4.28 million t | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.47 million t | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 6.22 million t | +39.2% |
| 2020 | 10.72 million t | +72.3% |
| 2021 | 9.07 million t | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 6.18 million t | -31.9% |
| 2023 | 6.16 million t | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.28 million t | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.75 million t | 3.87 million t | 14.75 million t | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.68 million t | 3.29 million t | 13.65 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 million t | 4.02 million t | 6.22 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.68 million t | 6.16 million t | 10.72 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.82 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
- 12 Paraguay 6.25 million t compare
- 12 Türkiye 138,606 t compare
- 13 Central African Republic 6.18 million t compare
- 13 Melanesia 58,172 t compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 8,619 t compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 6.17 million t compare
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burning crop residues in Ethiopia?
- Other forest — burning crop residues in Ethiopia was 6.28 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.75 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest other forest — burning crop residues recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.29 million t in 2009.
- How does Ethiopia rank for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burning crop residues rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.