Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 830.03 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 830.03 million t.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1.12 billion t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 756.64 million t, in 2019.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 929.30 million t | — |
| 1991 | 929.30 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 929.54 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 929.54 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 929.54 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 929.54 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 966.06 million t | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 943.22 million t | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.07 billion t | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 987.89 million t | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 1.02 billion t | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 817.91 million t | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 935.50 million t | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 1.04 billion t | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 billion t | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.12 billion t | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 968.68 million t | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 1.03 billion t | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.02 billion t | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 950.39 million t | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 952.52 million t | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 935.87 million t | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 922.60 million t | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 911.83 million t | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 860.60 million t | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 883.98 million t | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 936.97 million t | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 836.81 million t | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 849.99 million t | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 756.64 million t | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 845.06 million t | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 818.59 million t | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 806.99 million t | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 763.02 million t | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 830.03 million t | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 954.00 million t | 929.30 million t | 1.07 billion t | 10 |
| 2000s | 992.21 million t | 817.91 million t | 1.12 billion t | 10 |
| 2010s | 884.78 million t | 756.64 million t | 952.52 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 812.74 million t | 763.02 million t | 845.06 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 295.62 million t compare
- 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
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 830.03 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 billion t in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 756.64 million t in 2019.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.