Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Congo
Congo: Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 12.84 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Congo recorded 12.84 million t for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 75.7% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Congo peaked at 12.84 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.97 million t, in 2001.
Congo ranks 15th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Congo, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.70 million t | — |
| 1991 | 7.70 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.70 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.70 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.70 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.70 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.38 million t | -43.2% |
| 1997 | 4.76 million t | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 5.12 million t | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 4.89 million t | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 3.91 million t | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 1.97 million t | -49.6% |
| 2002 | 3.33 million t | +68.8% |
| 2003 | 7.11 million t | +113.7% |
| 2004 | 7.22 million t | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 9.25 million t | +28.2% |
| 2006 | 8.71 million t | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 7.62 million t | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 7.96 million t | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 6.91 million t | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 8.87 million t | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 9.57 million t | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 8.70 million t | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 10.29 million t | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 7.51 million t | -27.0% |
| 2015 | 9.90 million t | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 10.37 million t | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 9.65 million t | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 10.50 million t | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 10.26 million t | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 7.16 million t | -30.2% |
| 2021 | 7.77 million t | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 9.58 million t | +23.3% |
| 2023 | 7.31 million t | -23.7% |
| 2024 | 12.84 million t | +75.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 12.84 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 171,251 t, 75.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 12.84 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million t, 10.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +113.7% | 3.33 million t | 7.11 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.54 million t | 4.38 million t | 7.70 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.40 million t | 1.97 million t | 9.25 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.56 million t | 7.51 million t | 10.50 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.93 million t | 7.16 million t | 12.84 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 12 Australia 18.64 million t compare
- 12 Türkiye 50,337 t compare
- 13 Ethiopia 16.18 million t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 14,002 t compare
- 14 Canada 13.56 million t compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 3,858 t compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,700 t compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,155 t compare
- 16 Paraguay 9.45 million t compare
- 17 Ghana 8.34 million t compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 17 Republic of Moldova 0 t compare
- 17 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 17 Micronesia 0 t
- 17 Polynesia 0 t
- 18 Cambodia 8.18 million t compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 7.40 million t compare
More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Congo?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Congo was 12.84 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12.84 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 million t in 2001.
- How does Congo rank for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Congo ranks 15th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna and woody savanna — 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.