Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Togo
Togo: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 3.11 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Togo, 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 Togo is 3.11 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 27.8% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Togo peaked at 10.21 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.43 million t, in 2023.
Togo ranks 40th of 221 countries on this measure, 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.32 million t | — |
| 1991 | 5.32 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.32 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.32 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.32 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.32 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.95 million t | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 6.06 million t | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 8.56 million t | +41.2% |
| 1999 | 5.44 million t | -36.4% |
| 2000 | 6.25 million t | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 3.17 million t | -49.3% |
| 2002 | 4.97 million t | +56.8% |
| 2003 | 5.58 million t | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 3.87 million t | -30.7% |
| 2005 | 10.21 million t | +163.8% |
| 2006 | 6.61 million t | -35.2% |
| 2007 | 3.91 million t | -40.8% |
| 2008 | 5.50 million t | +40.4% |
| 2009 | 5.94 million t | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 4.81 million t | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 8.68 million t | +80.6% |
| 2012 | 3.86 million t | -55.6% |
| 2013 | 5.39 million t | +39.7% |
| 2014 | 3.78 million t | -29.9% |
| 2015 | 6.82 million t | +80.7% |
| 2016 | 4.89 million t | -28.3% |
| 2017 | 4.55 million t | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.56 million t | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 3.30 million t | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 5.23 million t | +58.7% |
| 2021 | 3.72 million t | -28.9% |
| 2022 | 5.33 million t | +43.4% |
| 2023 | 2.43 million t | -54.4% |
| 2024 | 3.11 million t | +27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.69 million t | 4.95 million t | 8.56 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.60 million t | 3.17 million t | 10.21 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.96 million t | 3.30 million t | 8.68 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.96 million t | 2.43 million t | 5.33 million t | 5 |
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More climate change data for Togo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 788,262 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,390 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 229.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 160.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6059 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Togo?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Togo was 3.11 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.21 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 million t in 2023.
- How does Togo rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Togo ranks 40th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Togo 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.