Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 16.94 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 16.94 million t for savanna fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is up 41.0% on the previous year and up 73.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Burkina Faso peaked at 24.58 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.53 million t, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 24th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.49 million t | — |
| 1991 | 13.49 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.49 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.49 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.49 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.49 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16.72 million t | +24.0% |
| 1997 | 17.84 million t | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 17.28 million t | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 17.90 million t | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 24.58 million t | +37.3% |
| 2001 | 13.35 million t | -45.7% |
| 2002 | 16.67 million t | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 14.90 million t | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 17.08 million t | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 18.05 million t | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 13.17 million t | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 13.96 million t | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 11.50 million t | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 12.72 million t | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 13.40 million t | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 12.93 million t | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 8.97 million t | -30.6% |
| 2013 | 10.47 million t | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 9.79 million t | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 7.49 million t | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 10.09 million t | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 8.95 million t | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 6.67 million t | -25.5% |
| 2019 | 6.87 million t | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 7.30 million t | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 8.18 million t | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 6.53 million t | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 12.01 million t | +84.1% |
| 2024 | 16.94 million t | +41.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 16.94 million t is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.33 million t, 3.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 16.94 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.21 million t, 3.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.07 million t | 13.49 million t | 17.90 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.60 million t | 11.50 million t | 24.58 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.56 million t | 6.67 million t | 13.40 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.19 million t | 6.53 million t | 16.94 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 118.69 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Burkina Faso?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Burkina Faso was 16.94 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 24.58 million t in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.53 million t in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.