Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 1.90 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 1.90 million t for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is up 58.0% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4.37 million t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.20 million t, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 29th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.48 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.48 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.48 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.48 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.48 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.48 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.95 million t | -21.3% |
| 1997 | 1.55 million t | -20.3% |
| 1998 | 1.36 million t | -12.6% |
| 1999 | 1.91 million t | +40.2% |
| 2000 | 1.73 million t | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 3.82 million t | +121.6% |
| 2002 | 4.29 million t | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 4.37 million t | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.83 million t | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 3.25 million t | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 4.23 million t | +30.2% |
| 2007 | 3.57 million t | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 2.00 million t | -43.9% |
| 2009 | 2.38 million t | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 2.37 million t | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.95 million t | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 2.79 million t | +43.3% |
| 2013 | 1.81 million t | -35.2% |
| 2014 | 2.37 million t | +31.0% |
| 2015 | 2.67 million t | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 1.94 million t | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 2.28 million t | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 2.60 million t | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 2.31 million t | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 2.20 million t | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.44 million t | -34.4% |
| 2022 | 1.83 million t | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million t | -34.4% |
| 2024 | 1.90 million t | +58.0% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.90 million t is above the median for low income countries, which is 895,678 t, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 1.90 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million t, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.16 million t | 1.36 million t | 2.48 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.35 million t | 1.73 million t | 4.37 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 million t | 1.81 million t | 2.79 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 million t | 1.20 million t | 2.20 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau was 1.90 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.37 million t in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.20 million t in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.