Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 649,491 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea is 649,491 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 61.4% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.29 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 263,032 t, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 60th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.12 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.12 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.12 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.12 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.12 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 334,792 t | -70.2% |
| 1997 | 1.70 million t | +406.4% |
| 1998 | 292,802 t | -82.7% |
| 1999 | 416,468 t | +42.2% |
| 2000 | 263,032 t | -36.8% |
| 2001 | 391,922 t | +49.0% |
| 2002 | 1.47 million t | +275.1% |
| 2003 | 1.79 million t | +21.9% |
| 2004 | 3.29 million t | +83.8% |
| 2005 | 990,788 t | -69.9% |
| 2006 | 2.14 million t | +116.3% |
| 2007 | 655,762 t | -69.4% |
| 2008 | 819,822 t | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 977,414 t | +19.2% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million t | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 655,660 t | -39.0% |
| 2012 | 736,154 t | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 852,987 t | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 1.89 million t | +121.4% |
| 2015 | 2.94 million t | +55.6% |
| 2016 | 522,222 t | -82.2% |
| 2017 | 813,153 t | +55.7% |
| 2018 | 2.26 million t | +178.3% |
| 2019 | 896,592 t | -60.4% |
| 2020 | 557,993 t | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 613,316 t | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 699,808 t | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 1.68 million t | +140.5% |
| 2024 | 649,491 t | -61.4% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 649,491 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 649,491 t, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 649,491 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 778.73 t, 834.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 946,958 t | 292,802 t | 1.70 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 million t | 263,032 t | 3.29 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million t | 522,222 t | 2.94 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 840,696 t | 557,993 t | 1.68 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Papua New Guinea was 649,491 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 263,032 t in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 60th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.