Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in World
World: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues was 1.89 billion t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in World, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
World recorded 1.89 billion t for savanna fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues in World peaked at 2.83 billion t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.76 billion t, in 2020.
World ranks 1st of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues in World, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.19 billion t | — |
| 1991 | 2.19 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.19 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.19 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.19 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.19 billion t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.05 billion t | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 1.98 billion t | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 2.34 billion t | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 2.39 billion t | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.50 billion t | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 2.52 billion t | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.73 billion t | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 2.22 billion t | -18.5% |
| 2004 | 2.45 billion t | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 2.27 billion t | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 2.34 billion t | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.50 billion t | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 2.16 billion t | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 1.97 billion t | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 2.13 billion t | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 2.83 billion t | +32.7% |
| 2012 | 2.75 billion t | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.87 billion t | -31.9% |
| 2014 | 2.03 billion t | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 2.03 billion t | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.84 billion t | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 2.15 billion t | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 1.97 billion t | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.78 billion t | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 1.76 billion t | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.84 billion t | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.78 billion t | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 2.37 billion t | +33.1% |
| 2024 | 1.89 billion t | -20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.19 billion t | 1.98 billion t | 2.39 billion t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 billion t | 1.97 billion t | 2.73 billion t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 billion t | 1.78 billion t | 2.83 billion t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 billion t | 1.76 billion t | 2.37 billion t | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 OECD 330.89 million t compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 295.62 million t compare
- 3 Australia 295.62 million t compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 195.68 million t compare
- 4 Angola 223.42 million t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 47.16 million t compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues in World?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues in World was 1.89 billion t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 billion t in 2011.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 billion t in 2020.
- How does World rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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.