Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Guinea
Guinea: Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 19.07 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.07 million t
Change on year
up 13.1%
World rank
10th
of 221 countries
All-time high
32.72 million t
in 2016
All-time low
14.91 million t
in 1999
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 19.07 million t for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Guinea peaked at 32.72 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.91 million t, in 1999.
That places Guinea 10th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.21 million t | — |
| 1991 | 21.21 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21.21 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21.21 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21.21 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 21.21 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16.08 million t | -24.2% |
| 1997 | 15.37 million t | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 20.16 million t | +31.2% |
| 1999 | 14.91 million t | -26.0% |
| 2000 | 16.56 million t | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 18.86 million t | +13.9% |
| 2002 | 24.96 million t | +32.3% |
| 2003 | 23.20 million t | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 19.76 million t | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 26.96 million t | +36.4% |
| 2006 | 25.00 million t | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 23.65 million t | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 24.24 million t | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 22.15 million t | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 19.45 million t | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 21.57 million t | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 27.09 million t | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 24.45 million t | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 21.94 million t | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 18.47 million t | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 32.72 million t | +77.2% |
| 2017 | 24.16 million t | -26.2% |
| 2018 | 16.46 million t | -31.9% |
| 2019 | 20.65 million t | +25.5% |
| 2020 | 21.91 million t | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 16.15 million t | -26.3% |
| 2022 | 22.15 million t | +37.1% |
| 2023 | 16.87 million t | -23.8% |
| 2024 | 19.07 million t | +13.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 19.07 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 171,251 t, 111.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 19.07 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million t, 15.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.38 million t | 14.91 million t | 21.21 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.53 million t | 16.56 million t | 26.96 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.70 million t | 16.46 million t | 32.72 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.23 million t | 16.15 million t | 22.15 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 7 Central African Republic 67.41 million t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 14.60 million t compare
- 8 OECD 41.75 million t compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.05 million t compare
- 9 Russian Federation 22.67 million t compare
- 10 Viet Nam 701,639 t compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 18.64 million t compare
- 11 Melanesia 566,670 t compare
- 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
More climate change data for Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.82 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,342 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,691 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,651 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 273.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 539.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,154 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Guinea?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues in Guinea was 19.07 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?
- The highest recorded value was 32.72 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.91 million t in 1999.
- How does Guinea rank for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Guinea ranks 10th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.