Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 17,695 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Timor-Leste, 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 Timor-Leste is 17,695 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.1% on the previous year and down 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Timor-Leste peaked at 124,777 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2010.
That places Timor-Leste 15th out of 22 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 Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44,006 t | — |
| 1991 | 44,006 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 44,006 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 44,006 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 44,006 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 44,006 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,960 t | -86.5% |
| 1997 | 42,624 t | +615.2% |
| 1998 | 4,960 t | -88.4% |
| 1999 | 13,370 t | +169.5% |
| 2000 | 26,918 t | +101.3% |
| 2001 | 35,601 t | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 119,436 t | +235.5% |
| 2003 | 24,733 t | -79.3% |
| 2004 | 115,083 t | +365.3% |
| 2005 | 118,367 t | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 124,777 t | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 68,584 t | -45.0% |
| 2008 | 79,258 t | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 59,876 t | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 18,546 t | — |
| 2012 | 64,224 t | +246.3% |
| 2013 | 3,672 t | -94.3% |
| 2014 | 113,954 t | +3002.9% |
| 2015 | 29,934 t | -73.7% |
| 2016 | 4,857 t | -83.8% |
| 2017 | 46,412 t | +855.6% |
| 2018 | 24,878 t | -46.4% |
| 2019 | 58,893 t | +136.7% |
| 2020 | 18,946 t | -67.8% |
| 2021 | 1,047 t | -94.5% |
| 2022 | 87.64 t | -91.6% |
| 2023 | 32,819 t | +37347.8% |
| 2024 | 17,695 t | -46.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,095 t | 4,960 t | 44,006 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,263 t | 24,733 t | 124,777 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,537 t | 0 t | 113,954 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,119 t | 87.64 t | 32,819 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 12 Mali 33.95 million t compare
- 12 Viet Nam 844,523 t compare
- 13 Sudan 28.32 million 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
- 16 Congo 23.00 million t compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 5,313 t compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 2,471 t compare
- 17 South Africa 21.41 million t compare
- 18 Guinea 21.40 million t compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 18 Micronesia 0 t
- 18 Polynesia 0 t
More climate change data for Timor-Leste
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 47,584 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 934.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 229.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 704.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8677 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 259.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 20.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 239.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0758 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Timor-Leste?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Timor-Leste was 17,695 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 124,777 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2010.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Timor-Leste ranks 15th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.