Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Cambodia
Cambodia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 9.53 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Cambodia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Cambodia stood at 9.53 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Cambodia peaked at 15.77 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.72 million t, in 2005.
Cambodia ranks 28th 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.97 million t | — |
| 1991 | 9.97 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.97 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.97 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.97 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.97 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.61 million t | +36.5% |
| 1997 | 9.77 million t | -28.2% |
| 1998 | 11.00 million t | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 15.77 million t | +43.4% |
| 2000 | 9.22 million t | -41.5% |
| 2001 | 8.61 million t | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 9.49 million t | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 9.61 million t | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 11.60 million t | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 5.72 million t | -50.6% |
| 2006 | 9.38 million t | +63.9% |
| 2007 | 10.37 million t | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 9.43 million t | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 10.55 million t | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 9.61 million t | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 10.74 million t | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 9.30 million t | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 9.30 million t | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.72 million t | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 11.31 million t | +29.7% |
| 2016 | 8.40 million t | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 11.04 million t | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 11.55 million t | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 9.87 million t | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 8.88 million t | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 10.02 million t | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 7.81 million t | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 8.49 million t | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 9.53 million t | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.00 million t | 9.77 million t | 15.77 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.40 million t | 5.72 million t | 11.60 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.98 million t | 8.40 million t | 11.55 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.95 million t | 7.81 million t | 10.02 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More climate change data for Cambodia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 62.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 331.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 20,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Cambodia?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Cambodia was 9.53 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.77 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.72 million t in 2005.
- How does Cambodia rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Cambodia ranks 28th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.