Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Benin
Benin: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 3.21 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3.21 million t for savanna fires — burning crop residues in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Benin peaked at 16.11 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.21 million t, in 2024.
Benin ranks 38th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Benin, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.88 million t | — |
| 1991 | 7.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.88 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.47 million t | +58.3% |
| 1997 | 13.45 million t | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 15.90 million t | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 12.82 million t | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 16.11 million t | +25.7% |
| 2001 | 6.63 million t | -58.9% |
| 2002 | 10.18 million t | +53.5% |
| 2003 | 8.33 million t | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 6.96 million t | -16.5% |
| 2005 | 12.92 million t | +85.8% |
| 2006 | 8.75 million t | -32.3% |
| 2007 | 9.10 million t | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 5.90 million t | -35.2% |
| 2009 | 6.09 million t | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.35 million t | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 6.34 million t | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 5.94 million t | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 7.15 million t | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 5.52 million t | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 5.34 million t | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.09 million t | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 5.10 million t | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 4.50 million t | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 5.49 million t | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 5.27 million t | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 4.54 million t | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 3.29 million t | -27.4% |
| 2023 | 4.24 million t | +28.7% |
| 2024 | 3.21 million t | -24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.19 million t | 7.88 million t | 15.90 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.10 million t | 5.90 million t | 16.11 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.68 million t | 4.50 million t | 7.15 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.11 million t | 3.21 million t | 5.27 million t | 5 |
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More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Benin?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Benin was 3.21 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 16.11 million t in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 million t in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Benin ranks 38th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — 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.