Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Lesotho
Lesotho: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 188,797 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 188,797 t for savanna fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Lesotho peaked at 1.07 million t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 33,930 t, in 2018.
Lesotho ranks 74th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 340,641 t | — |
| 1991 | 340,641 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 340,641 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 340,641 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 340,641 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 340,641 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 843,110 t | +147.5% |
| 1997 | 779,545 t | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 1.07 million t | +37.2% |
| 1999 | 849,179 t | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 773,332 t | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 388,689 t | -49.7% |
| 2002 | 196,411 t | -49.5% |
| 2003 | 553,554 t | +181.8% |
| 2004 | 173,749 t | -68.6% |
| 2005 | 262,557 t | +51.1% |
| 2006 | 224,840 t | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 539,536 t | +140.0% |
| 2008 | 97,430 t | -81.9% |
| 2009 | 250,443 t | +157.0% |
| 2010 | 196,523 t | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 463,874 t | +136.0% |
| 2012 | 269,862 t | -41.8% |
| 2013 | 200,894 t | -25.6% |
| 2014 | 162,715 t | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 265,214 t | +63.0% |
| 2016 | 336,576 t | +26.9% |
| 2017 | 93,698 t | -72.2% |
| 2018 | 33,930 t | -63.8% |
| 2019 | 138,069 t | +306.9% |
| 2020 | 39,196 t | -71.6% |
| 2021 | 195,786 t | +399.5% |
| 2022 | 112,976 t | -42.3% |
| 2023 | 165,868 t | +46.8% |
| 2024 | 188,797 t | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 558,527 t | 340,641 t | 1.07 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 346,054 t | 97,430 t | 773,332 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 216,135 t | 33,930 t | 463,874 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 140,525 t | 39,196 t | 195,786 t | 5 |
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More climate change data for Lesotho
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3322 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Lesotho?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Lesotho was 188,797 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million t in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,930 t in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Lesotho ranks 74th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.