Other forest: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in India
India: Other forest: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 6.59 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in India, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in India is 6.59 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 41.3% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in India peaked at 23.83 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.13 t per square kilometre, in 1996.
That places India 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other forest: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in India, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.87 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 8.87 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.87 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8.87 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8.87 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.87 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | -87.3% |
| 1997 | 1.14 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.19 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 2.91 t per square kilometre | +144.2% |
| 2000 | 1.5 t per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 2001 | 1.5 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 6.28 t per square kilometre | +337.6% |
| 2004 | 10.42 t per square kilometre | +65.9% |
| 2005 | 6.26 t per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 2006 | 5.02 t per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 11.97 t per square kilometre | +138.7% |
| 2008 | 5.83 t per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 2009 | 21.73 t per square kilometre | +272.8% |
| 2010 | 14.99 t per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2011 | 9.37 t per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 2012 | 22.29 t per square kilometre | +137.9% |
| 2013 | 12.12 t per square kilometre | -45.7% |
| 2014 | 8.9 t per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 7.46 t per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 9.64 t per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 17.75 t per square kilometre | +84.1% |
| 2018 | 15.96 t per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 9.04 t per square kilometre | -43.4% |
| 2020 | 3.89 t per square kilometre | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 23.83 t per square kilometre | +513.0% |
| 2022 | 11.22 t per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 2023 | 6.59 t per square kilometre | -41.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 6.59 t per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.3 t per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +513.0% | 3.89 t per square kilometre | 23.83 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.96 t per square kilometre | 1.13 t per square kilometre | 8.87 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.19 t per square kilometre | 1.43 t per square kilometre | 21.73 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.75 t per square kilometre | 7.46 t per square kilometre | 22.29 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.38 t per square kilometre | 3.89 t per square kilometre | 23.83 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in India?
- Other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in India was 6.59 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 23.83 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 t per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does India rank for other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- India ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other forest — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.