Other forest — Burning crop residues in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Other forest — Burning crop residues was 2.50 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.50 million t
Change on year
down 26.3%
World rank
7th
of 22 countries
All-time high
11.26 million t
in 2007
All-time low
1.21 million t
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Other forest — Burning crop residues in Viet Nam, 1990–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1990200720241990: 3.9M t1991: 3.9M t1992: 3.9M t1993: 3.9M t1994: 3.9M t1995: 3.9M t1996: 1.7M t1997: 1.2M t1998: 5.5M t1999: 2.3M t2000: 3.3M t2001: 1.9M t2002: 4.1M t2003: 7.8M t2004: 7.2M t2005: 6.2M t2006: 3.8M t2007: 11.3M t2008: 2.4M t2009: 4.4M t2010: 5.7M t2011: 3.0M t2012: 4.6M t2013: 1.9M t2014: 4.0M t2015: 3.5M t2016: 4.5M t2017: 2.5M t2018: 2.3M t2019: 3.2M t2020: 3.0M t2021: 3.0M t2022: 2.2M t2023: 3.4M t2024: 2.5M t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for other forest — burning crop residues in Viet Nam is 2.50 million t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other forest — burning crop residues in Viet Nam peaked at 11.26 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million t, in 1997.

Viet Nam ranks 7th of 22 countries on this measure, 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 Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Viet Nam, 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 3.88 million t
1991 3.88 million t +0.0%
1992 3.88 million t +0.0%
1993 3.88 million t +0.0%
1994 3.88 million t +0.0%
1995 3.88 million t +0.0%
1996 1.67 million t -57.0%
1997 1.21 million t -27.5%
1998 5.53 million t +357.4%
1999 2.35 million t -57.6%
2000 3.33 million t +41.8%
2001 1.93 million t -42.1%
2002 4.08 million t +111.4%
2003 7.81 million t +91.6%
2004 7.15 million t -8.4%
2005 6.20 million t -13.3%
2006 3.84 million t -38.1%
2007 11.26 million t +193.4%
2008 2.38 million t -78.9%
2009 4.39 million t +84.4%
2010 5.74 million t +30.7%
2011 3.04 million t -47.0%
2012 4.59 million t +51.0%
2013 1.90 million t -58.7%
2014 4.04 million t +112.5%
2015 3.46 million t -14.2%
2016 4.45 million t +28.6%
2017 2.52 million t -43.4%
2018 2.29 million t -9.2%
2019 3.25 million t +41.8%
2020 3.01 million t -7.2%
2021 2.99 million t -0.7%
2022 2.23 million t -25.3%
2023 3.39 million t +51.8%
2024 2.50 million t -26.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.40 million t 1.21 million t 5.53 million t 10
2000s 5.24 million t 1.93 million t 11.26 million t 10
2010s 3.53 million t 1.90 million t 5.74 million t 10
2020s 2.83 million t 2.23 million t 3.39 million t 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 4 Canada 30.48 million t compare
  2. 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.46 million t compare
  3. 5 Mexico 19.26 million t compare
  4. 5 United Republic of Tanzania 7.04 million t compare
  5. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.75 million t compare
  6. 6 India 17.06 million t compare
  7. 7 Myanmar 14.78 million t compare
  8. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.82 million t compare
  9. 8 Zambia 13.75 million t compare
  10. 9 Cambodia 7.98 million t compare
  11. 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.12 million t compare
  12. 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 531,886 t compare
  13. 10 Thailand 6.86 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is other forest — burning crop residues in Viet Nam?
Other forest — burning crop residues in Viet Nam was 2.50 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 Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 11.26 million t in 2007.
What is the lowest other forest — burning crop residues recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million t in 1997.
How does Viet Nam rank for other forest — burning crop residues?
Viet Nam ranks 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
Is other forest — burning crop residues rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Viet Nam 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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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
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