Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Niger
Niger: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 3.77 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Niger stood at 3.77 million t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 96.6% on the previous year and up 177.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Niger peaked at 3.77 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 732,063 t, in 2006.
That places Niger 37th out of 221 countries 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.67 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.67 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.67 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.67 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.67 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.67 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.65 million t | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.48 million t | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 1.50 million t | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.89 million t | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 2.11 million t | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 1.67 million t | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million t | -37.2% |
| 2003 | 1.29 million t | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 890,958 t | -31.1% |
| 2005 | 896,084 t | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 732,063 t | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 1.30 million t | +77.4% |
| 2008 | 1.05 million t | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 932,956 t | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 1.13 million t | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 882,367 t | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 889,076 t | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.05 million t | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million t | +29.2% |
| 2015 | 848,460 t | -37.6% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million t | +78.3% |
| 2017 | 1.14 million t | -24.6% |
| 2018 | 1.36 million t | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 973,412 t | -28.2% |
| 2020 | 1.49 million t | +53.4% |
| 2021 | 3.40 million t | +127.5% |
| 2022 | 2.26 million t | -33.4% |
| 2023 | 1.92 million t | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 3.77 million t | +96.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 million t | 1.48 million t | 1.89 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million t | 732,063 t | 2.11 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million t | 848,460 t | 1.51 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.57 million t | 1.49 million t | 3.77 million t | 5 |
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More climate change data for Niger
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 45.94 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 797.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 89.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Niger?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Niger was 3.77 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 732,063 t in 2006.
- How does Niger rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Niger ranks 37th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.