Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in OECD
OECD: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 330.89 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in OECD, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
OECD recorded 330.89 million t for savanna fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of down 61.4% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in OECD peaked at 975.24 million t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 134.36 million t, in 2020.
That places OECD 1st 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 OECD, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 479.12 million t | — |
| 1991 | 479.12 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 479.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 479.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 479.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 479.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 372.30 million t | -22.3% |
| 1997 | 343.89 million t | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 429.19 million t | +24.8% |
| 1999 | 677.42 million t | +57.8% |
| 2000 | 793.92 million t | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 944.10 million t | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 854.97 million t | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 271.65 million t | -68.2% |
| 2004 | 585.88 million t | +115.7% |
| 2005 | 252.15 million t | -57.0% |
| 2006 | 558.81 million t | +121.6% |
| 2007 | 530.51 million t | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 284.34 million t | -46.4% |
| 2009 | 341.95 million t | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 167.05 million t | -51.1% |
| 2011 | 975.24 million t | +483.8% |
| 2012 | 956.31 million t | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 272.80 million t | -71.5% |
| 2014 | 454.88 million t | +66.7% |
| 2015 | 428.62 million t | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 210.93 million t | -50.8% |
| 2017 | 537.47 million t | +154.8% |
| 2018 | 520.76 million t | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 302.93 million t | -41.8% |
| 2020 | 134.36 million t | -55.6% |
| 2021 | 238.82 million t | +77.7% |
| 2022 | 264.52 million t | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 857.69 million t | +224.2% |
| 2024 | 330.89 million t | -61.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 469.76 million t | 343.89 million t | 677.42 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 541.83 million t | 252.15 million t | 944.10 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 482.70 million t | 167.05 million t | 975.24 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 365.26 million t | 134.36 million t | 857.69 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 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
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,088 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in OECD?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in OECD was 330.89 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 975.24 million t in 2011.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 134.36 million t in 2020.
- How does OECD rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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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About this data
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.