Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Burundi
Burundi: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 243,106 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Burundi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Burundi stood at 243,106 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.9% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Burundi peaked at 405,316 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 71,007 t, in 2001.
Burundi ranks 71st of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Burundi, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 200,024 t | — |
| 1991 | 200,024 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200,024 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200,024 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200,024 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 200,024 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 159,631 t | -20.2% |
| 1997 | 210,294 t | +31.7% |
| 1998 | 219,291 t | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 185,024 t | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 225,267 t | +21.8% |
| 2001 | 71,007 t | -68.5% |
| 2002 | 405,316 t | +470.8% |
| 2003 | 397,665 t | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 337,073 t | -15.2% |
| 2005 | 218,408 t | -35.2% |
| 2006 | 174,779 t | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 148,044 t | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 223,732 t | +51.1% |
| 2009 | 175,792 t | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 203,343 t | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 155,323 t | -23.6% |
| 2012 | 159,631 t | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 211,300 t | +32.4% |
| 2014 | 130,960 t | -38.0% |
| 2015 | 185,428 t | +41.6% |
| 2016 | 195,086 t | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 151,562 t | -22.3% |
| 2018 | 180,301 t | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 184,870 t | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 165,852 t | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 148,946 t | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 169,304 t | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 164,354 t | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 243,106 t | +47.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 197,438 t | 159,631 t | 219,291 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 237,708 t | 71,007 t | 405,316 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 175,780 t | 130,960 t | 211,300 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 178,312 t | 148,946 t | 243,106 t | 5 |
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More climate change data for Burundi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.92 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,926 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 717.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,209 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 253.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 122.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 131.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.461 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Burundi?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Burundi was 243,106 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 405,316 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,007 t in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Burundi ranks 71st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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.