Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Greece
Greece: Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 87,836 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Greece, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Greece recorded 87,836 t for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.7% on the previous year and up 854.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Greece peaked at 616,620 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,303 t, in 2003.
Greece ranks 65th of 221 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.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Greece, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77,165 t | — |
| 1991 | 77,165 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 77,165 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 77,165 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 77,165 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 77,165 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 73,046 t | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 56,519 t | -22.6% |
| 1998 | 159,291 t | +181.8% |
| 1999 | 60,129 t | -62.3% |
| 2000 | 84,350 t | +40.3% |
| 2001 | 11,347 t | -86.5% |
| 2002 | 6,321 t | -44.3% |
| 2003 | 1,303 t | -79.4% |
| 2004 | 5,782 t | +343.6% |
| 2005 | 4,194 t | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 37,700 t | +798.8% |
| 2007 | 616,620 t | +1535.6% |
| 2008 | 54,428 t | -91.2% |
| 2009 | 44,749 t | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 16,964 t | -62.1% |
| 2011 | 52,286 t | +208.2% |
| 2012 | 77,288 t | +47.8% |
| 2013 | 11,419 t | -85.2% |
| 2014 | 9,207 t | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 19,298 t | +109.6% |
| 2016 | 15,457 t | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 47,375 t | +206.5% |
| 2018 | 7,623 t | -83.9% |
| 2019 | 14,005 t | +83.7% |
| 2020 | 16,667 t | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 241,884 t | +1351.3% |
| 2022 | 27,857 t | -88.5% |
| 2023 | 376,831 t | +1252.7% |
| 2024 | 87,836 t | -76.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1535.6% | 37,700 t | 616,620 t |
| 2021 | +1351.3% | 16,667 t | 241,884 t |
| 2023 | +1252.7% | 27,857 t | 376,831 t |
| 2006 | +798.8% | 4,194 t | 37,700 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,197 t | 56,519 t | 159,291 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,679 t | 1,303 t | 616,620 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,092 t | 7,623 t | 77,288 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 150,215 t | 16,667 t | 376,831 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More climate change data for Greece
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 219.81 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,235 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,415 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 157.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,914 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,538 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 375.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Greece?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Greece was 87,836 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 616,620 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,303 t in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Greece ranks 65th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 854.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.