Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Gabon

Gabon: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 3.16 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.16 million t
Change on year
up 56.2%
World rank
39th
of 221 countries
All-time high
3.16 million t
in 2024
All-time low
757,468 t
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Gabon, 1990–2024

1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M1990200720241990: 1.9M t1991: 1.9M t1992: 1.9M t1993: 1.9M t1994: 1.9M t1995: 1.9M t1996: 844.8k t1997: 1.0M t1998: 1.1M t1999: 1.1M t2000: 836.6k t2001: 757.5k t2002: 1.2M t2003: 1.5M t2004: 2.2M t2005: 1.6M t2006: 2.1M t2007: 2.0M t2008: 2.5M t2009: 1.7M t2010: 1.9M t2011: 2.6M t2012: 2.4M t2013: 2.6M t2014: 1.8M t2015: 1.9M t2016: 2.2M t2017: 2.4M t2018: 1.7M t2019: 2.4M t2020: 1.9M t2021: 1.5M t2022: 2.6M t2023: 2.0M t2024: 3.2M t

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

Annual values for Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Gabon, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 36 Sierra Leone 4.89 million t compare
  2. 37 Niger 3.77 million t compare
  3. 38 Benin 3.21 million t compare
  4. 40 Togo 3.11 million t compare
  5. 41 Nicaragua 3.08 million t compare
  6. 42 India 2.16 million t compare

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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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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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