Savanna — Burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Savanna — Burning crop residues was 1.88 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 1.88 million t for savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 57.3% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4.32 million t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 43,380 t, in 1996.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.24 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.24 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 43,380 t | -98.1% |
| 1997 | 98,805 t | +127.8% |
| 1998 | 500,088 t | +406.1% |
| 1999 | 693,467 t | +38.7% |
| 2000 | 717,294 t | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.80 million t | +429.9% |
| 2002 | 4.27 million t | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 4.32 million t | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 3.73 million t | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 3.21 million t | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 4.15 million t | +29.2% |
| 2007 | 3.52 million t | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 1.98 million t | -43.6% |
| 2009 | 2.37 million t | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 2.35 million t | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.90 million t | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 2.75 million t | +44.8% |
| 2013 | 1.79 million t | -34.9% |
| 2014 | 2.35 million t | +31.2% |
| 2015 | 2.66 million t | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 1.93 million t | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 2.28 million t | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 2.60 million t | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 2.30 million t | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 2.19 million t | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.44 million t | -34.2% |
| 2022 | 1.83 million t | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million t | -34.5% |
| 2024 | 1.88 million t | +57.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 million t | 43,380 t | 2.24 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.21 million t | 717,294 t | 4.32 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 million t | 1.79 million t | 2.75 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 million t | 1.20 million t | 2.19 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 — burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau?
- Savanna — burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau was 1.88 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 million t in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,380 t in 1996.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 28th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.