Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) by country
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.
Countries reporting
182
Highest
145.46 million t
Angola
Lowest
0 t
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
14,041 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 145.46 million t in Angola; the lowest is 0 t in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 14,041 t, and the mean is 6.81 million t.
Over the past decade 55 countries rose and 85 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 26,374.7%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 100.0%).
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 145.46 million t | 2024 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 2 | Sudan (former) | 116.00 million t | 2011 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 187.81 million t | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 3 | South Sudan | 112.71 million t | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 4 | Zambia | 103.13 million t | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 32.08 million t | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 85.77 million t | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 23.36 million t | 2024 | up 483.8% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 73.58 million t | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 7 | Central African Republic | 67.41 million t | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 14.60 million t | 2024 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 8 | OECD | 41.75 million t | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 22.67 million t | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.05 million t | 2024 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Guinea | 19.07 million t | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 701,639 t | 2024 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 11 | Australia and New Zealand | 18.64 million t | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Melanesia | 566,670 t | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 18.64 million t | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Türkiye | 50,337 t | 2024 | up 896.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 16.18 million t | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 14,002 t | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Canada | 13.56 million t | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3,858 t | 2024 | up 370.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo | 12.84 million t | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 15 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,700 t | 2024 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Paraguay | 9.45 million t | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 16 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,155 t | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Ghana | 8.34 million t | 2024 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Cambodia | 8.18 million t | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 18 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.40 million t | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 19 | Cameroon | 7.01 million t | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 20 | Colombia | 6.71 million t | 2024 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 21 | Mexico | 5.76 million t | 2024 | up 383.8% | rising |
| 22 | Nigeria | 5.46 million t | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Sierra Leone | 4.79 million t | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 24 | Uganda | 4.58 million t | 2024 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 25 | Argentina | 4.55 million t | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 26 | Myanmar | 4.34 million t | 2024 | down 36.1% | flat |
| 27 | Madagascar | 2.85 million t | 2024 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 2.59 million t | 2023 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.90 million t | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 30 | Senegal | 1.82 million t | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 31 | India | 1.76 million t | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 32 | Sudan | 1.65 million t | 2024 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 33 | Honduras | 1.62 million t | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | 1.58 million t | 2024 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Chad | 1.57 million t | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Thailand | 1.48 million t | 2024 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 37 | Togo | 1.37 million t | 2024 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 38 | Malawi | 1.34 million t | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 39 | Gabon | 1.27 million t | 2024 | up 493.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 1.26 million t | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Guatemala | 765,807 t | 2024 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Nepal | 755,147 t | 2024 | up 167.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Guyana | 730,471 t | 2024 | up 1,386.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 535,200 t | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 519,374 t | 2024 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 46 | China | 488,679 t | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 47 | China, mainland | 487,889 t | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Mali | 453,496 t | 2024 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Ukraine | 437,007 t | 2024 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Cuba | 423,437 t | 2024 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Benin | 421,073 t | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Peru | 411,261 t | 2024 | up 393.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Indonesia | 409,179 t | 2024 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Portugal | 359,833 t | 2024 | up 2,014.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Ecuador | 310,860 t | 2024 | up 650.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 281,356 t | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Eswatini | 222,237 t | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Burundi | 206,553 t | 2024 | up 66.4% | falling |
| 59 | Liberia | 185,532 t | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Kenya | 171,251 t | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Belize | 129,929 t | 2024 | up 502.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Suriname | 129,601 t | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Chile | 110,768 t | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Rwanda | 89,596 t | 2024 | up 835.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 87,836 t | 2024 | up 854.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 74,345 t | 2024 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 67 | Bahamas | 73,840 t | 2024 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Botswana | 71,307 t | 2024 | up 798.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Malaysia | 62,488 t | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Pakistan | 53,984 t | 2024 | up 853.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Panama | 49,494 t | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 72 | New Caledonia | 47,296 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Serbia | 46,702 t | 2024 | up 26,374.7% | volatile |
| 74 | North Macedonia | 34,027 t | 2024 | up 10,594.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Albania | 30,776 t | 2024 | up 5,721.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Spain | 26,458 t | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 20,781 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Romania | 17,798 t | 2024 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16,034 t | 2024 | up 282.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Uruguay | 15,574 t | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Comoros | 14,710 t | 2024 | up 182.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 14,080 t | 2024 | up 975.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Italy | 13,494 t | 2024 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Montenegro | 13,457 t | 2024 | up 2,609.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11,451 t | 2024 | up 104.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Bhutan | 9,322 t | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Croatia | 7,852 t | 2024 | up 388.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Mongolia | 7,195 t | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Georgia | 7,154 t | 2024 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Iceland | 5,934 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Kazakhstan | 5,735 t | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 92 | El Salvador | 5,304 t | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Belarus | 5,162 t | 2024 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Gambia | 5,090 t | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Jamaica | 3,212 t | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 96 | France | 3,209 t | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Algeria | 2,948 t | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 98 | New Zealand | 2,704 t | 2024 | up 91.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,665 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Japan | 2,259 t | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 1,674 t | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 1,453 t | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 103 | China, Taiwan Province of | 790.23 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Hungary | 725.41 t | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Tunisia | 652.78 t | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 106 | French Guiana | 512.94 t | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Lebanon | 439.9 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Serbia and Montenegro | 354.85 t | 2005 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Cyprus | 351.99 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Morocco | 317.67 t | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Egypt | 300.25 t | 2024 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Haiti | 299.62 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Namibia | 299.55 t | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritania | 299.49 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Somalia | 299.18 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Poland | 176.79 t | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Iraq | 176.08 t | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Mayotte | 141.13 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Germany | 88.36 t | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Czechia | 88.3 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 87.98 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Austria | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Belgium | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Burkina Faso | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Barbados | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Switzerland | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Denmark | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Estonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Finland | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Gibraltar | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Grenada | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Isle of Man | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Israel | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Libya | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Liechtenstein | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Latvia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Niger | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Norway | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Puerto Rico | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Saudi Arabia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Solomon Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Slovakia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Sweden | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Uzbekistan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Montserrat | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 t | 1999 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Réunion | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.06 billion t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 809.52 million t
- Non-Annex I countries 1.01 billion t
- Middle Africa 423.38 million t
- Africa 838.52 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 835.83 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 567.66 million t
- Eastern Africa 360.38 million t
- Asia 22.21 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 345.90 million t
- Americas 160.92 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 4.02 million t
- South America 133.96 million t
- Annex I countries 59.09 million t
- Western Africa 51.23 million t
- Europe 23.79 million t
- Eastern Europe 23.15 million t
- Oceania 19.21 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 18.77 million t
- Northern America 16.69 million t
- Central America 9.72 million t
- United States of America 3.13 million t
- Southern Asia 2.86 million t
- Southern Africa 1.87 million t
- Northern Africa 1.66 million t
- Southern Europe 631,887 t
- Caribbean 537,603 t
- European Union (27) 531,992 t
- Eastern Asia 499,834 t
- Western Asia 63,990 t
- Northern Europe 5,934 t
- Central Asia 5,735 t
- Western Europe 3,298 t
About this data
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.