Savanna — Burning crop residues in Mexico
Mexico: Savanna — Burning crop residues was 3.15 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burning crop residues in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 3.15 million t for savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.8% on the previous year and up 255.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burning crop residues in Mexico peaked at 5.12 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 63,977 t, in 1996.
Mexico ranks 25th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.21 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.21 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.21 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.21 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.21 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.21 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 63,977 t | -97.1% |
| 1997 | 181,775 t | +184.1% |
| 1998 | 788,445 t | +333.7% |
| 1999 | 532,983 t | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 412,364 t | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 2.25 million t | +446.0% |
| 2002 | 2.47 million t | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 3.71 million t | +50.2% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million t | -58.3% |
| 2005 | 5.12 million t | +230.6% |
| 2006 | 2.13 million t | -58.3% |
| 2007 | 2.84 million t | +33.1% |
| 2008 | 2.45 million t | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 2.46 million t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million t | -40.6% |
| 2011 | 4.65 million t | +218.8% |
| 2012 | 2.75 million t | -40.9% |
| 2013 | 2.89 million t | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 887,464 t | -69.3% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million t | +54.2% |
| 2016 | 2.21 million t | +61.6% |
| 2017 | 3.53 million t | +59.7% |
| 2018 | 2.43 million t | -31.3% |
| 2019 | 3.22 million t | +32.9% |
| 2020 | 1.77 million t | -45.1% |
| 2021 | 2.36 million t | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 2.01 million t | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 2.37 million t | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 3.15 million t | +32.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.48 million t | 63,977 t | 2.21 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 million t | 412,364 t | 5.12 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 million t | 887,464 t | 4.65 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 million t | 1.77 million t | 3.15 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 22 Uganda 4.53 million t compare
- 23 Argentina 4.01 million t compare
- 24 Sierra Leone 3.53 million t compare
- 26 Madagascar 2.17 million t compare
- 27 Myanmar 1.92 million t compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 1.88 million t compare
More climate change data for Mexico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.98 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,348 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 79,444 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 105.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,399 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13,607 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 791.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 51.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burning crop residues in Mexico?
- Savanna — burning crop residues in Mexico was 3.15 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.12 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 63,977 t in 1996.
- How does Mexico rank for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Mexico ranks 25th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 255.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.