Other forest — Burning crop residues in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Other forest — Burning crop residues was 14,011 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
14,011 t
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
67th
of 219 countries
All-time high
87,048 t
in 1998
All-time low
0 t
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Other forest — Burning crop residues in Nicaragua, 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200620231990: 14.7k t1991: 14.7k t1992: 14.7k t1993: 14.7k t1994: 14.7k t1995: 14.7k t1996: 5.2k t1997: 25.2k t1998: 87.0k t1999: 22.1k t2000: 38.8k t2001: 2.2k t2002: 0 t2003: 26.9k t2004: 6.5k t2005: 20.5k t2006: 3.2k t2007: 0 t2008: 0 t2009: 0 t2010: 1.1k t2011: 14.0k t2012: 4.3k t2013: 14.0k t2014: 1.1k t2015: 0 t2016: 0 t2017: 1.1k t2018: 2.2k t2019: 28.0k t2020: 62.5k t2021: 1.1k t2022: 12.9k t2023: 14.0k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, other forest — burning crop residues in Nicaragua stood at 14,011 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other forest — burning crop residues in Nicaragua peaked at 87,048 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2002.

Nicaragua ranks 67th of 219 countries 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.

Other forest — Burning crop residues in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Nicaragua, 1990 to 2023.
Year t Change
1990 14,736 t
1991 14,736 t +0.0%
1992 14,736 t +0.0%
1993 14,736 t +0.0%
1994 14,736 t +0.0%
1995 14,736 t +0.0%
1996 5,243 t -64.4%
1997 25,163 t +379.9%
1998 87,048 t +245.9%
1999 22,144 t -74.6%
2000 38,781 t +75.1%
2001 2,155 t -94.4%
2002 0 t -100.0%
2003 26,944 t
2004 6,466 t -76.0%
2005 20,477 t +216.7%
2006 3,233 t -84.2%
2007 0 t -100.0%
2008 0 t
2009 0 t
2010 1,078 t
2011 14,012 t +1200.0%
2012 4,311 t -69.2%
2013 14,011 t +225.0%
2014 1,078 t -92.3%
2015 0 t -100.0%
2016 0 t
2017 1,078 t
2018 2,156 t +100.0%
2019 28,022 t +1200.0%
2020 62,512 t +123.1%
2021 1,078 t -98.3%
2022 12,933 t +1100.0%
2023 14,011 t +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22,801 t 5,243 t 87,048 t 10
2000s 9,806 t 0 t 38,781 t 10
2010s 6,574 t 0 t 28,022 t 10
2020s 22,634 t 1,078 t 62,512 t 4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 64 Italy 15,164 t compare
  2. 65 Guyana 15,080 t compare
  3. 66 Malaysia 15,080 t compare
  4. 68 Botswana 11,864 t compare
  5. 69 Sierra Leone 11,852 t compare
  6. 70 Hungary 8,679 t compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

More climate change data for Nicaragua

All data for Nicaragua →

Frequently asked questions

What is other forest — burning crop residues in Nicaragua?
Other forest — burning crop residues in Nicaragua was 14,011 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest other forest — burning crop residues recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 87,048 t in 1998.
What is the lowest other forest — burning crop residues recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2002.
How does Nicaragua rank for other forest — burning crop residues?
Nicaragua ranks 67th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is other forest — burning crop residues rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Other forest — Burning crop residues in Nicaragua. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/other-forest-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-fao-tier-1/nicaragua/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/other-forest-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-fao-tier-1/nicaragua/">Other forest — Burning crop residues in Nicaragua</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.