Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 537.46 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) stood at 537.46 million t.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 630.43 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 400.68 million t, in 2009.
That places Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 433.48 million t | — |
| 1991 | 433.48 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 463.48 million t | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 494.45 million t | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 494.45 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 494.45 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 547.27 million t | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 545.32 million t | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 583.93 million t | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 544.17 million t | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 545.83 million t | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 485.65 million t | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 586.46 million t | +20.8% |
| 2003 | 523.27 million t | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 532.47 million t | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 579.05 million t | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 529.98 million t | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 530.78 million t | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 594.27 million t | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 400.68 million t | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 602.90 million t | +50.5% |
| 2011 | 590.35 million t | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 630.43 million t | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 588.18 million t | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 562.10 million t | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 587.97 million t | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 603.84 million t | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 608.39 million t | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 562.17 million t | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 483.67 million t | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 568.61 million t | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 624.85 million t | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 560.72 million t | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 582.20 million t | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 537.46 million t | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 503.45 million t | 433.48 million t | 583.93 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 530.84 million t | 400.68 million t | 594.27 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 582.00 million t | 483.67 million t | 630.43 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 574.77 million t | 537.46 million t | 624.85 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 3 Australia 295.62 million t compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 195.68 million t compare
- 4 Angola 223.42 million t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 47.16 million t compare
- 5 Sudan (former) 191.28 million t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 29.32 million t compare
- 6 South Sudan 156.15 million t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.49 million t compare
- 7 Zambia 121.97 million t compare
- 8 Brazil 107.86 million t compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.47 million t compare
- 9 Mozambique 99.98 million t compare
More climate change data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 537,618 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 380,204 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 594.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,579 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,188 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 128.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 613.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 537.46 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 630.43 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 400.68 million t in 2009.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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.