Savanna — Burning crop residues in Oceania
Oceania: Savanna — Burning crop residues was 18.69 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burning crop residues in Oceania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 18.69 million t for savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is down 42.5% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burning crop residues in Oceania peaked at 90.40 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15.09 million t, in 2010.
That places Oceania 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burning crop residues in Oceania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.96 million t | — |
| 1991 | 39.96 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 39.96 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 39.96 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 39.96 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 39.96 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 73.17 million t | +83.1% |
| 1997 | 56.97 million t | -22.1% |
| 1998 | 65.07 million t | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 90.40 million t | +38.9% |
| 2000 | 86.98 million t | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 39.17 million t | -55.0% |
| 2002 | 48.32 million t | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 38.96 million t | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 34.91 million t | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 37.03 million t | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 37.91 million t | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.84 million t | -31.8% |
| 2008 | 29.39 million t | +13.7% |
| 2009 | 48.82 million t | +66.1% |
| 2010 | 15.09 million t | -69.1% |
| 2011 | 46.40 million t | +207.4% |
| 2012 | 52.77 million t | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 29.06 million t | -44.9% |
| 2014 | 43.08 million t | +48.3% |
| 2015 | 34.77 million t | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 26.04 million t | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 21.93 million t | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 29.93 million t | +36.4% |
| 2019 | 33.10 million t | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 23.50 million t | -29.0% |
| 2021 | 20.39 million t | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 18.54 million t | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 32.53 million t | +75.4% |
| 2024 | 18.69 million t | -42.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.53 million t | 39.96 million t | 90.40 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.73 million t | 25.84 million t | 86.98 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.22 million t | 15.09 million t | 52.77 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.73 million t | 18.54 million t | 32.53 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 9 Guinea 18.89 million t compare
- 9 Viet Nam 569,423 t compare
- 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 Congo 11.32 million 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
More climate change data for Oceania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.44 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,425 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 47,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 123,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,817 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,542 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burning crop residues in Oceania?
- Savanna — burning crop residues in Oceania was 18.69 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 90.40 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.09 million t in 2010.
- How does Oceania rank for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Oceania ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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.