Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Oceania
Oceania: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 296.32 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Oceania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Oceania stood at 296.32 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.2% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Oceania peaked at 936.78 million t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 111.18 million t, in 2020.
That places Oceania 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Oceania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 452.87 million t | — |
| 1991 | 452.87 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 452.87 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 452.87 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 452.87 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 452.87 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 345.89 million t | -23.6% |
| 1997 | 329.31 million t | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 383.51 million t | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 649.80 million t | +69.4% |
| 2000 | 771.52 million t | +18.7% |
| 2001 | 934.57 million t | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 830.71 million t | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 245.29 million t | -70.5% |
| 2004 | 562.24 million t | +129.2% |
| 2005 | 215.00 million t | -61.8% |
| 2006 | 534.50 million t | +148.6% |
| 2007 | 501.13 million t | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 263.98 million t | -47.3% |
| 2009 | 321.61 million t | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 148.40 million t | -53.9% |
| 2011 | 936.78 million t | +531.3% |
| 2012 | 930.30 million t | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 245.81 million t | -73.6% |
| 2014 | 434.32 million t | +76.7% |
| 2015 | 405.86 million t | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 192.39 million t | -52.6% |
| 2017 | 502.15 million t | +161.0% |
| 2018 | 499.44 million t | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 282.93 million t | -43.3% |
| 2020 | 111.18 million t | -60.7% |
| 2021 | 210.53 million t | +89.4% |
| 2022 | 242.40 million t | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 805.09 million t | +232.1% |
| 2024 | 296.32 million t | -63.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 442.57 million t | 329.31 million t | 649.80 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 518.06 million t | 215.00 million t | 934.57 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 457.84 million t | 148.40 million t | 936.78 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 333.11 million t | 111.18 million t | 805.09 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 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
- 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 Mali 33.95 million t compare
- 12 Viet Nam 844,523 t compare
More climate change data for Oceania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.44 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,425 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 47,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 123,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,817 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,542 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Oceania?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Oceania was 296.32 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 936.78 million t in 2011.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 111.18 million t in 2020.
- How does Oceania rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Oceania ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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.