Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 844,523 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
844,523 t
Change on year
down 30.3%
World rank
12th
of 22 countries
All-time high
3.27 million t
in 2007
All-time low
584,299 t
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in Viet Nam, 1990–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M1990200720241990: 1.6M t1991: 1.6M t1992: 1.6M t1993: 1.6M t1994: 1.6M t1995: 1.6M t1996: 1.2M t1997: 628.7k t1998: 1.2M t1999: 1.4M t2000: 1.1M t2001: 1.0M t2002: 1.4M t2003: 2.4M t2004: 2.7M t2005: 2.6M t2006: 1.7M t2007: 3.3M t2008: 1.5M t2009: 1.9M t2010: 2.5M t2011: 1.8M t2012: 2.3M t2013: 1.1M t2014: 2.0M t2015: 2.1M t2016: 1.4M t2017: 1.1M t2018: 1.2M t2019: 1.1M t2020: 1.2M t2021: 964.4k t2022: 584.3k t2023: 1.2M t2024: 844.5k t

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

Annual values for Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Viet Nam, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.47 million t compare
  2. 9 Mozambique 99.98 million t compare
  3. 10 Central African Republic 74.80 million t compare
  4. 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.89 million t compare
  5. 11 Russian Federation 41.07 million t compare
  6. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 925,593 t compare
  7. 12 Mali 33.95 million t compare
  8. 13 Sudan 28.32 million t compare
  9. 13 Melanesia 698,656 t compare
  10. 14 Chad 24.91 million t compare
  11. 14 Türkiye 248,271 t compare
  12. 15 Ghana 23.80 million t compare
  13. 15 Timor-Leste 17,695 t compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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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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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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