Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 844,523 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Viet Nam, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 844,523 t for savanna fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.3% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in Viet Nam peaked at 3.27 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 584,299 t, in 2022.
That places Viet Nam 12th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.57 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.57 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.57 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.57 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.57 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.57 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.22 million t | -22.4% |
| 1997 | 628,675 t | -48.4% |
| 1998 | 1.25 million t | +98.6% |
| 1999 | 1.42 million t | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million t | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million t | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.43 million t | +37.8% |
| 2003 | 2.38 million t | +65.9% |
| 2004 | 2.71 million t | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 2.56 million t | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 1.72 million t | -33.0% |
| 2007 | 3.27 million t | +90.3% |
| 2008 | 1.46 million t | -55.3% |
| 2009 | 1.89 million t | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 2.52 million t | +33.2% |
| 2011 | 1.76 million t | -30.2% |
| 2012 | 2.30 million t | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 1.13 million t | -50.9% |
| 2014 | 2.02 million t | +79.5% |
| 2015 | 2.10 million t | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.40 million t | -33.4% |
| 2017 | 1.09 million t | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million t | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million t | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 1.21 million t | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 964,446 t | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 584,299 t | -39.4% |
| 2023 | 1.21 million t | +107.5% |
| 2024 | 844,523 t | -30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.39 million t | 628,675 t | 1.57 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.95 million t | 1.04 million t | 3.27 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million t | 1.09 million t | 2.52 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 963,566 t | 584,299 t | 1.21 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 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
- 11 Russian Federation 41.07 million t compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 925,593 t compare
- 12 Mali 33.95 million 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
- 15 Timor-Leste 17,695 t compare
More climate change data for Viet Nam
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.36 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,545 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 38,552 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 54.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,316 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,321 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,995 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 38.95 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in Viet Nam?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in Viet Nam was 844,523 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 3.27 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 584,299 t in 2022.
- How does Viet Nam rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Viet Nam ranks 12th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.