Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 4.89 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Sierra Leone, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Sierra Leone stood at 4.89 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 89.8% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Sierra Leone peaked at 8.98 million t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.45 million t, in 1998.
Sierra Leone ranks 36th of 221 countries on this measure, 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.03 million t | — |
| 1991 | 4.03 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.03 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.03 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.03 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.03 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.68 million t | -58.4% |
| 1997 | 1.74 million t | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.45 million t | -16.5% |
| 1999 | 1.78 million t | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 1.67 million t | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 2.35 million t | +41.1% |
| 2002 | 2.54 million t | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 5.33 million t | +110.3% |
| 2004 | 5.78 million t | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 4.84 million t | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 8.98 million t | +85.7% |
| 2007 | 8.33 million t | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 4.40 million t | -47.1% |
| 2009 | 4.18 million t | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 2.24 million t | -46.5% |
| 2011 | 2.97 million t | +32.7% |
| 2012 | 5.69 million t | +91.8% |
| 2013 | 4.59 million t | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 5.20 million t | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 7.11 million t | +36.6% |
| 2016 | 5.79 million t | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 4.73 million t | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 3.14 million t | -33.7% |
| 2019 | 2.95 million t | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 3.01 million t | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.79 million t | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 3.96 million t | +41.8% |
| 2023 | 2.57 million t | -34.9% |
| 2024 | 4.89 million t | +89.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.08 million t | 1.45 million t | 4.03 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.84 million t | 1.67 million t | 8.98 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.44 million t | 2.24 million t | 7.11 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.44 million t | 2.57 million t | 4.89 million t | 5 |
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More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.65 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 538.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.761 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Sierra Leone?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Sierra Leone was 4.89 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 8.98 million t in 2006.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 million t in 1998.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.