Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Mauritania
Mauritania: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 917,173 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Mauritania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 917,173 t for savanna fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is down 30.3% on the previous year and up 388.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Mauritania peaked at 4.28 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 116,658 t, in 2018.
Mauritania ranks 56th 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.56 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.56 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.56 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.56 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.56 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.56 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.75 million t | +76.5% |
| 1997 | 2.04 million t | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 2.67 million t | +30.6% |
| 1999 | 2.45 million t | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 4.28 million t | +74.9% |
| 2001 | 2.79 million t | -34.7% |
| 2002 | 520,960 t | -81.4% |
| 2003 | 160,653 t | -69.2% |
| 2004 | 1.31 million t | +715.4% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million t | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 1.66 million t | +17.7% |
| 2007 | 4.20 million t | +153.4% |
| 2008 | 1.88 million t | -55.2% |
| 2009 | 1.88 million t | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.26 million t | +73.4% |
| 2011 | 1.51 million t | -53.8% |
| 2012 | 1.46 million t | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million t | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 187,791 t | -84.3% |
| 2015 | 220,035 t | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 795,029 t | +261.3% |
| 2017 | 414,051 t | -47.9% |
| 2018 | 116,658 t | -71.8% |
| 2019 | 769,324 t | +559.5% |
| 2020 | 794,972 t | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.39 million t | +74.6% |
| 2022 | 765,909 t | -44.8% |
| 2023 | 1.32 million t | +71.7% |
| 2024 | 917,173 t | -30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.92 million t | 1.56 million t | 2.75 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 million t | 160,653 t | 4.28 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 992,862 t | 116,658 t | 3.26 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million t | 765,909 t | 1.39 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2279 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Mauritania?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Mauritania was 917,173 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.28 million t in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,658 t in 2018.
- How does Mauritania rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Mauritania ranks 56th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 388.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.