Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Guyana
Guyana: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 1.08 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Guyana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Guyana stood at 1.08 million t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.3% on the previous year and up 239.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Guyana peaked at 1.08 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,200 t, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 51st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Guyana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 301,446 t | — |
| 1991 | 301,446 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 301,446 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 301,446 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 301,446 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 301,446 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35,215 t | -88.3% |
| 1997 | 50,874 t | +44.5% |
| 1998 | 97,774 t | +92.2% |
| 1999 | 28,047 t | -71.3% |
| 2000 | 17,200 t | -38.7% |
| 2001 | 92,634 t | +438.6% |
| 2002 | 225,360 t | +143.3% |
| 2003 | 730,279 t | +224.0% |
| 2004 | 377,853 t | -48.3% |
| 2005 | 279,064 t | -26.1% |
| 2006 | 208,950 t | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 266,182 t | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 142,771 t | -46.4% |
| 2009 | 296,124 t | +107.4% |
| 2010 | 324,593 t | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 210,790 t | -35.1% |
| 2012 | 305,228 t | +44.8% |
| 2013 | 277,430 t | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 318,029 t | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 609,363 t | +91.6% |
| 2016 | 328,045 t | -46.2% |
| 2017 | 377,457 t | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 226,214 t | -40.1% |
| 2019 | 389,755 t | +72.3% |
| 2020 | 524,910 t | +34.7% |
| 2021 | 109,494 t | -79.1% |
| 2022 | 86,613 t | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 718,890 t | +730.0% |
| 2024 | 1.08 million t | +50.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 202,059 t | 28,047 t | 301,446 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 263,642 t | 17,200 t | 730,279 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 336,690 t | 210,790 t | 609,363 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 504,025 t | 86,613 t | 1.08 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More climate change data for Guyana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.90 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 466.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 308.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,013 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 121.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 891.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.4587 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Guyana?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Guyana was 1.08 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,200 t in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Guyana ranks 51st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 239.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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.