Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Gambia
Gambia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 750,972 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 750,972 t for savanna fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Gambia peaked at 1.36 million t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 325,758 t, in 2003.
Gambia ranks 59th of 221 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 971,184 t | — |
| 1991 | 971,184 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 971,184 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 971,184 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 971,184 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 971,184 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.36 million t | +39.6% |
| 1997 | 1.06 million t | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 1.20 million t | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 889,866 t | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 1.29 million t | +45.1% |
| 2001 | 725,732 t | -43.8% |
| 2002 | 760,347 t | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 325,758 t | -57.2% |
| 2004 | 577,489 t | +77.3% |
| 2005 | 621,608 t | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 883,905 t | +42.2% |
| 2007 | 768,584 t | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 624,476 t | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 736,707 t | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 708,480 t | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 893,894 t | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 706,428 t | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 738,328 t | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 586,092 t | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 364,434 t | -37.8% |
| 2016 | 712,212 t | +95.4% |
| 2017 | 683,130 t | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 603,034 t | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 529,670 t | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 814,597 t | +53.8% |
| 2021 | 664,299 t | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 581,512 t | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 712,637 t | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 750,972 t | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 million t | 889,866 t | 1.36 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 731,539 t | 325,758 t | 1.29 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 652,570 t | 364,434 t | 893,894 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 704,803 t | 581,512 t | 814,597 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More climate change data for Gambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Gambia?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Gambia was 750,972 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 million t in 1996.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 325,758 t in 2003.
- How does Gambia rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Gambia ranks 59th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.