Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 29.32 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) is 29.32 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 441.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 34.91 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.42 million t, in 2014.
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 6th of 22 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.99 million t | — |
| 1991 | 16.99 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16.99 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16.99 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.99 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16.99 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10.97 million t | -35.5% |
| 1997 | 11.80 million t | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 14.93 million t | +26.5% |
| 1999 | 17.73 million t | +18.8% |
| 2000 | 9.23 million t | -48.0% |
| 2001 | 10.40 million t | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 21.91 million t | +110.8% |
| 2003 | 14.71 million t | -32.9% |
| 2004 | 25.14 million t | +70.9% |
| 2005 | 29.11 million t | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 21.09 million t | -27.6% |
| 2007 | 17.20 million t | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 14.56 million t | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 10.55 million t | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 34.91 million t | +230.9% |
| 2011 | 15.34 million t | -56.1% |
| 2012 | 13.13 million t | -14.4% |
| 2013 | 9.16 million t | -30.3% |
| 2014 | 5.42 million t | -40.9% |
| 2015 | 11.39 million t | +110.3% |
| 2016 | 17.99 million t | +58.0% |
| 2017 | 13.77 million t | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 8.89 million t | -35.4% |
| 2019 | 20.41 million t | +129.5% |
| 2020 | 19.00 million t | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 17.94 million t | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 20.41 million t | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 26.37 million t | +29.2% |
| 2024 | 29.32 million t | +11.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +230.9% | 10.55 million t | 34.91 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.74 million t | 10.97 million t | 17.73 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.39 million t | 9.23 million t | 29.11 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.04 million t | 5.42 million t | 34.91 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.61 million t | 17.94 million t | 29.32 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- 3 Australia 295.62 million t compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 195.68 million t compare
- 4 Angola 223.42 million t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 47.16 million t compare
- 5 Sudan (former) 191.28 million t compare
- 6 South Sudan 156.15 million t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.49 million t compare
- 7 Zambia 121.97 million t compare
- 8 Brazil 107.86 million t compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.47 million t compare
- 9 Mozambique 99.98 million t compare
More climate change data for Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.76 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,875 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 606.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 779.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 511.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.94 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 29.32 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 Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.91 million t in 2010.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 million t in 2014.
- How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 6th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 441.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 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.