Savanna — Burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Savanna — Burning crop residues was 446,796 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
446,796 t
Change on year
down 34.1%
World rank
43rd
of 221 countries
All-time high
1.26 million t
in 2004
All-time low
111,796 t
in 1998
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna — Burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1990200720241990: 522.0k t1991: 522.0k t1992: 522.0k t1993: 522.0k t1994: 522.0k t1995: 522.0k t1996: 116.8k t1997: 511.7k t1998: 111.8k t1999: 131.8k t2000: 131.7k t2001: 149.5k t2002: 670.0k t2003: 844.1k t2004: 1.3M t2005: 520.8k t2006: 968.8k t2007: 358.0k t2008: 527.1k t2009: 501.7k t2010: 750.5k t2011: 395.0k t2012: 408.1k t2013: 529.8k t2014: 886.0k t2015: 1.1M t2016: 329.5k t2017: 483.5k t2018: 709.3k t2019: 477.5k t2020: 319.3k t2021: 377.7k t2022: 465.0k t2023: 678.0k t2024: 446.8k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, savanna — burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea stood at 446,796 t.

The figure is down 34.1% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna — burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.26 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 111,796 t, in 1998.

Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Papua New Guinea, 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 522,046 t
1991 522,046 t +0.0%
1992 522,046 t +0.0%
1993 522,046 t +0.0%
1994 522,046 t +0.0%
1995 522,046 t +0.0%
1996 116,818 t -77.6%
1997 511,695 t +338.0%
1998 111,796 t -78.2%
1999 131,806 t +17.9%
2000 131,662 t -0.1%
2001 149,543 t +13.6%
2002 670,028 t +348.1%
2003 844,076 t +26.0%
2004 1.26 million t +48.9%
2005 520,812 t -58.6%
2006 968,820 t +86.0%
2007 357,993 t -63.0%
2008 527,075 t +47.2%
2009 501,732 t -4.8%
2010 750,537 t +49.6%
2011 395,008 t -47.4%
2012 408,112 t +3.3%
2013 529,751 t +29.8%
2014 885,961 t +67.2%
2015 1.08 million t +22.2%
2016 329,486 t -69.6%
2017 483,497 t +46.7%
2018 709,331 t +46.7%
2019 477,518 t -32.7%
2020 319,256 t -33.1%
2021 377,743 t +18.3%
2022 465,019 t +23.1%
2023 678,002 t +45.8%
2024 446,796 t -34.1%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 446,796 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47,566 t, 9.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 400,439 t 111,796 t 522,046 t 10
2000s 592,842 t 131,662 t 1.26 million t 10
2010s 605,198 t 329,486 t 1.08 million t 10
2020s 457,363 t 319,256 t 678,002 t 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 40 Guyana 506,867 t compare
  2. 41 Mali 453,496 t compare
  3. 42 Thailand 447,447 t compare
  4. 44 Benin 421,073 t compare
  5. 45 Philippines 420,286 t compare
  6. 46 Ukraine 398,466 t compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

More climate change data for Papua New Guinea

All data for Papua New Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is savanna — burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea?
Savanna — burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea was 446,796 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 million t in 2004.
What is the lowest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 111,796 t in 1998.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for savanna — burning crop residues?
Papua New Guinea ranks 43rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Savanna — Burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-fao-tier-1/papua-new-guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-fao-tier-1/papua-new-guinea/">Savanna — Burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.