Savanna — Burning crop residues in Congo
Congo: Savanna — Burning crop residues was 11.32 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burning crop residues in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna — burning crop residues in Congo is 11.32 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 68.2% on the previous year and up 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burning crop residues in Congo peaked at 11.32 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.29 million t, in 2000.
Congo ranks 13th 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 — Burning crop residues in Congo, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.58 million t | — |
| 1991 | 6.58 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.58 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.58 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.58 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.58 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.46 million t | -77.8% |
| 1997 | 1.95 million t | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 1.81 million t | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 1.79 million t | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.29 million t | -28.3% |
| 2001 | 1.81 million t | +40.7% |
| 2002 | 2.90 million t | +59.9% |
| 2003 | 6.19 million t | +113.9% |
| 2004 | 6.40 million t | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 8.20 million t | +28.1% |
| 2006 | 7.42 million t | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 6.85 million t | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 6.92 million t | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 6.46 million t | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.33 million t | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 8.82 million t | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 8.18 million t | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 9.35 million t | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 7.10 million t | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 9.17 million t | +29.1% |
| 2016 | 9.42 million t | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 9.19 million t | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 9.81 million t | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 9.23 million t | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 6.65 million t | -27.9% |
| 2021 | 7.36 million t | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 8.84 million t | +20.2% |
| 2023 | 6.73 million t | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 11.32 million t | +68.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.65 million t | 1.46 million t | 6.58 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.44 million t | 1.29 million t | 8.20 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.86 million t | 7.10 million t | 9.81 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.18 million t | 6.65 million t | 11.32 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 18.20 million t compare
- 10 Melanesia 491,652 t compare
- 11 Australia 18.20 million t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 382,874 t compare
- 12 Ethiopia 16.17 million t compare
- 12 Türkiye 39,986 t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 11,308 t compare
- 14 Russian Federation 11.30 million t compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 3,433 t compare
- 15 Ghana 8.25 million t compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,155 t compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 352.38 t compare
- 16 Paraguay 8.13 million t compare
More climate change data for Congo
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2359 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burning crop residues in Congo?
- Savanna — burning crop residues in Congo was 11.32 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 11.32 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 million t in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Congo ranks 13th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.3%. 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 — 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.