Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Sudan
Sudan: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 28.32 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Sudan stood at 28.32 million t.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Sudan peaked at 35.43 million t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.77 million t, in 2022.
That places Sudan 13th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Sudan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 35.43 million t | — |
| 2013 | 32.42 million t | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 26.30 million t | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 25.68 million t | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 29.20 million t | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 26.19 million t | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 25.02 million t | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 22.08 million t | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 30.47 million t | +38.0% |
| 2021 | 27.17 million t | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 19.77 million t | -27.2% |
| 2023 | 32.02 million t | +62.0% |
| 2024 | 28.32 million t | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.79 million t | 22.08 million t | 35.43 million t | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.55 million t | 19.77 million t | 32.02 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 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
- 13 Melanesia 698,656 t compare
- 14 Chad 24.91 million t compare
- 14 Türkiye 248,271 t compare
- 15 Ghana 23.80 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 17,695 t compare
- 16 Congo 23.00 million t compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,313 t compare
More climate change data for Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.48 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 72,276 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 21,634 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 50,642 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 81.64 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,809 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,215 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,182 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 33.05 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.46 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Sudan?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Sudan was 28.32 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.43 million t in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.77 million t in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Sudan ranks 13th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.