Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Caribbean
Caribbean: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 578,426 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 578,426 t for savanna fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is down 38.9% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Caribbean peaked at 1.35 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 242,600 t, in 2019.
Caribbean ranks 28th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 577,923 t | — |
| 1991 | 577,923 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 577,923 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 577,923 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 577,923 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 577,923 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 293,070 t | -49.3% |
| 1997 | 309,974 t | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 334,720 t | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 426,609 t | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 414,095 t | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 393,756 t | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 440,868 t | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 354,040 t | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 1.35 million t | +281.6% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million t | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 760,673 t | -29.1% |
| 2007 | 606,842 t | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 635,552 t | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 849,874 t | +33.7% |
| 2010 | 464,691 t | -45.3% |
| 2011 | 996,148 t | +114.4% |
| 2012 | 357,813 t | -64.1% |
| 2013 | 641,384 t | +79.3% |
| 2014 | 397,723 t | -38.0% |
| 2015 | 721,506 t | +81.4% |
| 2016 | 369,967 t | -48.7% |
| 2017 | 614,700 t | +66.1% |
| 2018 | 244,297 t | -60.3% |
| 2019 | 242,600 t | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million t | +337.5% |
| 2021 | 531,938 t | -49.9% |
| 2022 | 337,595 t | -36.5% |
| 2023 | 947,314 t | +180.6% |
| 2024 | 578,426 t | -38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 483,191 t | 293,070 t | 577,923 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 687,962 t | 354,040 t | 1.35 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 505,083 t | 242,600 t | 996,148 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 691,315 t | 337,595 t | 1.06 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 196.02 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Caribbean?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Caribbean was 578,426 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,600 t in 2019.
- How does Caribbean rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Caribbean ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.