Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 27.49 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) stood at 27.49 million t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.5% on the previous year and up 74.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) peaked at 27.49 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.34 million t, in 1997.
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 7th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.34 million t | — |
| 1991 | 14.34 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.34 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.34 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.34 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.34 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.77 million t | -45.8% |
| 1997 | 7.34 million t | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 10.50 million t | +43.0% |
| 1999 | 7.38 million t | -29.7% |
| 2000 | 9.04 million t | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 12.95 million t | +43.2% |
| 2002 | 10.10 million t | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 19.09 million t | +89.1% |
| 2004 | 14.18 million t | -25.7% |
| 2005 | 16.65 million t | +17.4% |
| 2006 | 14.74 million t | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 16.60 million t | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 14.65 million t | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 14.51 million t | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 14.25 million t | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 8.71 million t | -38.9% |
| 2012 | 9.67 million t | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 14.53 million t | +50.2% |
| 2014 | 15.77 million t | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 12.99 million t | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 14.24 million t | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 12.05 million t | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 17.55 million t | +45.7% |
| 2019 | 19.32 million t | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 25.61 million t | +32.5% |
| 2021 | 12.57 million t | -50.9% |
| 2022 | 17.51 million t | +39.4% |
| 2023 | 18.03 million t | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 27.49 million t | +52.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.90 million t | 7.34 million t | 14.34 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.25 million t | 9.04 million t | 19.09 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.91 million t | 8.71 million t | 19.32 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.24 million t | 12.57 million t | 27.49 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- 4 Angola 223.42 million t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 47.16 million t compare
- 5 Sudan (former) 191.28 million t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 29.32 million t compare
- 6 South Sudan 156.15 million t compare
- 7 Zambia 121.97 million t compare
- 8 Brazil 107.86 million t compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.47 million t compare
- 9 Mozambique 99.98 million t compare
- 10 Central African Republic 74.80 million t compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.89 million t compare
More climate change data for Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 359.80 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 52,334 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,771 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 40,563 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,449 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,868 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,471 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) was 27.49 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 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.49 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.34 million t in 1997.
- How does Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 7th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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.