Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 21.34 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Ethiopia stood at 21.34 million t. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Ethiopia peaked at 41.10 million t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 21.34 million t, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 19th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 30.97 million t | — |
| 1994 | 30.97 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30.97 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.57 million t | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 32.48 million t | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 41.10 million t | +26.5% |
| 1999 | 41.07 million t | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 38.76 million t | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 27.78 million t | -28.3% |
| 2002 | 36.78 million t | +32.4% |
| 2003 | 30.38 million t | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 34.03 million t | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 38.84 million t | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 29.13 million t | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 37.18 million t | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 30.60 million t | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 32.14 million t | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 28.73 million t | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 29.50 million t | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 33.70 million t | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 31.97 million t | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 29.42 million t | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 33.27 million t | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 30.13 million t | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 26.59 million t | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 27.63 million t | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 24.23 million t | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 24.28 million t | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 26.29 million t | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 22.16 million t | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 24.95 million t | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 21.34 million t | -14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.44 million t | 30.97 million t | 41.10 million t | 7 |
| 2000s | 33.56 million t | 27.78 million t | 38.84 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.52 million t | 24.23 million t | 33.70 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.80 million t | 21.34 million t | 26.29 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 16 Congo 23.00 million t compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,313 t compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 2,471 t compare
- 17 South Africa 21.41 million t compare
- 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
- 20 Nigeria 20.45 million t compare
- 21 Côte d'Ivoire 8.49 million t compare
- 21 Madagascar 20.09 million t compare
- 22 Botswana 20.04 million t compare
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Ethiopia?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Ethiopia was 21.34 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.10 million t in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.34 million t in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.