Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Gabon
Gabon: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 3.16 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues in Gabon is 3.16 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 56.2% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Gabon peaked at 3.16 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 757,468 t, in 2001.
Gabon ranks 39th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Gabon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.85 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.85 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.85 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.85 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.85 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.85 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 844,784 t | -54.4% |
| 1997 | 1.04 million t | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 1.08 million t | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.07 million t | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 836,640 t | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 757,468 t | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million t | +54.8% |
| 2003 | 1.51 million t | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 2.18 million t | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 1.58 million t | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 2.09 million t | +32.8% |
| 2007 | 2.00 million t | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.48 million t | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 1.68 million t | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 1.91 million t | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 2.56 million t | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 2.36 million t | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 2.60 million t | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 1.80 million t | -30.6% |
| 2015 | 1.90 million t | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.20 million t | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 2.41 million t | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 1.67 million t | -30.9% |
| 2019 | 2.42 million t | +45.0% |
| 2020 | 1.94 million t | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 1.48 million t | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 2.63 million t | +77.9% |
| 2023 | 2.03 million t | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 3.16 million t | +56.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.51 million t | 844,784 t | 1.85 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.63 million t | 757,468 t | 2.48 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 million t | 1.67 million t | 2.60 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 million t | 1.48 million t | 3.16 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More climate change data for Gabon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 241.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Gabon?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Gabon was 3.16 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 757,468 t in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Gabon ranks 39th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.