Savanna — Burning crop residues in Myanmar
Myanmar: Savanna — Burning crop residues was 1.92 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burning crop residues in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 1.92 million t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burning crop residues in Myanmar peaked at 2.62 million t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 36,132 t, in 1996.
Myanmar ranks 27th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.62 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.62 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 36,132 t | -97.8% |
| 1997 | 237,563 t | +557.5% |
| 1998 | 404,465 t | +70.3% |
| 1999 | 374,123 t | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 246,999 t | -34.0% |
| 2001 | 860,307 t | +248.3% |
| 2002 | 898,743 t | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 2.13 million t | +137.4% |
| 2004 | 2.04 million t | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.02 million t | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.04 million t | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.46 million t | +20.3% |
| 2008 | 1.76 million t | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 2.62 million t | +48.9% |
| 2010 | 2.53 million t | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1.75 million t | -30.8% |
| 2012 | 2.49 million t | +42.2% |
| 2013 | 2.06 million t | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 2.21 million t | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 2.44 million t | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 1.48 million t | -39.2% |
| 2017 | 2.32 million t | +56.6% |
| 2018 | 1.59 million t | -31.5% |
| 2019 | 1.60 million t | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.77 million t | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 1.69 million t | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.19 million t | -29.4% |
| 2023 | 1.81 million t | +51.7% |
| 2024 | 1.92 million t | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 million t | 36,132 t | 1.62 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million t | 246,999 t | 2.62 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 million t | 1.48 million t | 2.53 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 million t | 1.19 million t | 1.92 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 24 Sierra Leone 3.53 million t compare
- 25 Mexico 3.15 million t compare
- 26 Madagascar 2.17 million t compare
- 28 Guinea-Bissau 1.88 million t compare
- 29 Senegal 1.82 million t compare
- 30 Sudan 1.65 million t compare
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 150.98 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 59,991 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 55.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,794 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burning crop residues in Myanmar?
- Savanna — burning crop residues in Myanmar was 1.92 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 million t in 2009.
- What is the lowest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,132 t in 1996.
- How does Myanmar rank for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Myanmar ranks 27th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.