Savanna — Burning crop residues in Melanesia
Melanesia: Savanna — Burning crop residues was 491,652 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burning crop residues in Melanesia, 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 Melanesia is 491,652 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 29.7% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burning crop residues in Melanesia peaked at 1.30 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 117,697 t, in 1998.
Melanesia ranks 10th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burning crop residues in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 536,734 t | — |
| 1991 | 536,734 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 536,734 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 536,734 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 536,734 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 536,734 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 120,050 t | -77.6% |
| 1997 | 515,813 t | +329.7% |
| 1998 | 117,697 t | -77.2% |
| 1999 | 132,839 t | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 131,733 t | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 150,592 t | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 712,046 t | +372.8% |
| 2003 | 868,947 t | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million t | +49.1% |
| 2005 | 536,271 t | -58.6% |
| 2006 | 993,868 t | +85.3% |
| 2007 | 359,191 t | -63.9% |
| 2008 | 530,809 t | +47.8% |
| 2009 | 511,405 t | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 762,560 t | +49.1% |
| 2011 | 395,158 t | -48.2% |
| 2012 | 408,112 t | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 532,324 t | +30.4% |
| 2014 | 905,433 t | +70.1% |
| 2015 | 1.11 million t | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 349,746 t | -68.4% |
| 2017 | 497,454 t | +42.2% |
| 2018 | 722,655 t | +45.3% |
| 2019 | 527,969 t | -26.9% |
| 2020 | 321,654 t | -39.1% |
| 2021 | 403,786 t | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 465,019 t | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 699,378 t | +50.4% |
| 2024 | 491,652 t | -29.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 410,680 t | 117,697 t | 536,734 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 609,025 t | 131,733 t | 1.30 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 620,715 t | 349,746 t | 1.11 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 476,298 t | 321,654 t | 699,378 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 7 Brazil 64.62 million t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.61 million t compare
- 8 OECD 29.36 million t compare
- 9 Guinea 18.89 million t compare
- 9 Viet Nam 569,423 t compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 18.20 million 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 Congo 11.32 million t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 11,308 t compare
More climate change data for Melanesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 187.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 156.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.591 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burning crop residues in Melanesia?
- Savanna — burning crop residues in Melanesia was 491,652 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,697 t in 1998.
- How does Melanesia rank for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Melanesia ranks 10th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.