Savanna — Burning crop residues in OECD
OECD: Savanna — Burning crop residues was 29.36 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burning crop residues in OECD, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
OECD recorded 29.36 million t for savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is down 46.3% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burning crop residues in OECD peaked at 91.03 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 20.58 million t, in 2010.
That places OECD 8th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burning crop residues in OECD, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.99 million t | — |
| 1991 | 45.99 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 45.99 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 45.99 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 45.99 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 45.99 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 73.33 million t | +59.5% |
| 1997 | 56.82 million t | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 66.19 million t | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 91.03 million t | +37.5% |
| 2000 | 87.49 million t | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 42.32 million t | -51.6% |
| 2002 | 55.91 million t | +32.1% |
| 2003 | 46.24 million t | -17.3% |
| 2004 | 43.38 million t | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 48.03 million t | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 43.36 million t | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 33.06 million t | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 34.00 million t | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 52.99 million t | +55.8% |
| 2010 | 20.58 million t | -61.2% |
| 2011 | 53.65 million t | +160.7% |
| 2012 | 58.64 million t | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 40.66 million t | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 50.56 million t | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 39.70 million t | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 30.75 million t | -22.6% |
| 2017 | 31.55 million t | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 33.97 million t | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 38.18 million t | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 27.11 million t | -29.0% |
| 2021 | 26.66 million t | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 23.52 million t | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 54.64 million t | +132.3% |
| 2024 | 29.36 million t | -46.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.33 million t | 45.99 million t | 91.03 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.68 million t | 33.06 million t | 87.49 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.82 million t | 20.58 million t | 58.64 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.26 million t | 23.52 million t | 54.64 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 20.81 million t compare
- 5 Mozambique 76.88 million t compare
- 6 Central African Republic 66.89 million t compare
- 7 Brazil 64.62 million t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.61 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
- 10 Melanesia 491,652 t compare
- 11 Australia 18.20 million t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 382,874 t compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burning crop residues in OECD?
- Savanna — burning crop residues in OECD was 29.36 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 91.03 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.58 million t in 2010.
- How does OECD rank for savanna — burning crop residues?
- OECD ranks 8th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.