Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 8.49 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Côte d'Ivoire, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Côte d'Ivoire recorded 8.49 million t for savanna fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 26.15 million t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.36 million t, in 2019.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 21st of 31 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 Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.48 million t | — |
| 1991 | 15.48 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.48 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.48 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15.48 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 15.48 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.65 million t | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 14.95 million t | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 16.45 million t | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 15.95 million t | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 17.47 million t | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 20.13 million t | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 26.15 million t | +29.9% |
| 2003 | 24.70 million t | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 13.02 million t | -47.3% |
| 2005 | 26.15 million t | +100.8% |
| 2006 | 22.83 million t | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 22.95 million t | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.54 million t | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 16.28 million t | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 15.10 million t | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 17.26 million t | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 15.37 million t | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 17.80 million t | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 9.82 million t | -44.8% |
| 2015 | 11.03 million t | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 19.20 million t | +74.2% |
| 2017 | 10.90 million t | -43.3% |
| 2018 | 9.78 million t | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 7.36 million t | -24.7% |
| 2020 | 10.22 million t | +38.8% |
| 2021 | 7.91 million t | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 8.69 million t | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 7.78 million t | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 8.49 million t | +9.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Côte d'Ivoire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +100.8% | 13.02 million t | 26.15 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.49 million t | 14.65 million t | 16.45 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.82 million t | 13.02 million t | 26.15 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.36 million t | 7.36 million t | 19.20 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.62 million t | 7.78 million t | 10.22 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 18 Guinea 21.40 million t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 18 Micronesia 0 t
- 18 Polynesia 0 t
- 19 Ethiopia 21.34 million t compare
- 20 Nigeria 20.45 million t compare
- 21 Madagascar 20.09 million t compare
- 22 Botswana 20.04 million t compare
- 23 Senegal 18.06 million t compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 16.94 million t compare
More climate change data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 60.91 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,804 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,995 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,809 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.53 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 608.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 706.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.3 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Côte d'Ivoire was 8.49 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 26.15 million t in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.36 million t in 2019.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 21st out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.