Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Mali
Mali: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 33.95 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Mali, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mali recorded 33.95 million t for savanna fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 19.2% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Mali peaked at 47.59 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.56 million t, in 2018.
That places Mali 12th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Mali, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.71 million t | — |
| 1991 | 33.71 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 33.71 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 33.71 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 33.71 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 33.71 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 39.37 million t | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 38.01 million t | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 41.95 million t | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 47.59 million t | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 47.18 million t | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 36.73 million t | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 29.94 million t | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 28.03 million t | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 40.99 million t | +46.2% |
| 2005 | 38.83 million t | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 38.04 million t | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 35.49 million t | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 37.22 million t | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 27.78 million t | -25.4% |
| 2010 | 30.30 million t | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 28.95 million t | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 26.31 million t | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 29.30 million t | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 26.67 million t | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 25.71 million t | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 35.43 million t | +37.8% |
| 2017 | 26.56 million t | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 22.56 million t | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 24.97 million t | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 30.83 million t | +23.5% |
| 2021 | 30.14 million t | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 27.98 million t | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 28.49 million t | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 33.95 million t | +19.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.92 million t | 33.71 million t | 47.59 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.02 million t | 27.78 million t | 47.18 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.68 million t | 22.56 million t | 35.43 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.28 million t | 27.98 million t | 33.95 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.47 million t compare
- 9 Mozambique 99.98 million t compare
- 10 Central African Republic 74.80 million t compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.89 million t compare
- 11 Russian Federation 41.07 million t compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 925,593 t compare
- 12 Viet Nam 844,523 t compare
- 13 Sudan 28.32 million t compare
- 13 Melanesia 698,656 t compare
- 14 Chad 24.91 million t compare
- 14 Türkiye 248,271 t compare
- 15 Ghana 23.80 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 17,695 t compare
More climate change data for Mali
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 209.26 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,970 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,111 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 789.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,603 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.63 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Mali?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Mali was 33.95 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 47.59 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.56 million t in 2018.
- How does Mali rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Mali ranks 12th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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.