Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Thailand
Thailand: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 1.63 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Thailand, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Thailand stood at 1.63 million t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.8% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Thailand peaked at 5.05 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 423,840 t, in 2022.
That places Thailand 49th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Thailand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.52 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.71 million t | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 1.67 million t | -38.3% |
| 1998 | 2.11 million t | +26.1% |
| 1999 | 2.32 million t | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 1.71 million t | -26.2% |
| 2001 | 2.21 million t | +29.2% |
| 2002 | 2.47 million t | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 2.91 million t | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 4.83 million t | +65.8% |
| 2005 | 4.05 million t | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 2.30 million t | -43.2% |
| 2007 | 5.05 million t | +119.5% |
| 2008 | 2.60 million t | -48.6% |
| 2009 | 3.04 million t | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 3.54 million t | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 1.24 million t | -64.9% |
| 2012 | 3.51 million t | +182.7% |
| 2013 | 2.33 million t | -33.6% |
| 2014 | 3.00 million t | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 2.53 million t | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 2.94 million t | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 2.01 million t | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 1.12 million t | -44.0% |
| 2019 | 2.72 million t | +141.7% |
| 2020 | 2.45 million t | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 1.32 million t | -46.1% |
| 2022 | 423,840 t | -67.9% |
| 2023 | 2.39 million t | +463.8% |
| 2024 | 1.63 million t | -31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.39 million t | 1.67 million t | 2.71 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.12 million t | 1.71 million t | 5.05 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 million t | 1.12 million t | 3.54 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 million t | 423,840 t | 2.45 million t | 5 |
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More climate change data for Thailand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.58 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,242 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 567.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 38,338 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,406 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.25 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Thailand?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Thailand was 1.63 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.05 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 423,840 t in 2022.
- How does Thailand rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Thailand ranks 49th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.