Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 0.0158 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Afghanistan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.0158 t per square kilometre for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 94.0% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Afghanistan peaked at 0.8192 t per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 t per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Afghanistan 114th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1676 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1676 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1676 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1676 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1676 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1676 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4972 t per square kilometre | +196.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3951 t per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8192 t per square kilometre | +107.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5896 t per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2909 t per square kilometre | -50.7% |
| 2001 | 0.007 t per square kilometre | -97.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1625 t per square kilometre | +2213.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5972 t per square kilometre | +267.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1456 t per square kilometre | -75.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0672 t per square kilometre | -53.9% |
| 2006 | 0.072 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0338 t per square kilometre | -53.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3189 t per square kilometre | +842.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0307 t per square kilometre | -90.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3196 t per square kilometre | +942.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0238 t per square kilometre | -92.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0362 t per square kilometre | +51.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0406 t per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0368 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0113 t per square kilometre | -69.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0218 t per square kilometre | +91.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0059 t per square kilometre | -72.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 t per square kilometre | -36.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0963 t per square kilometre | +2448.3% |
| 2020 | 0.156 t per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0534 t per square kilometre | -65.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0082 t per square kilometre | -84.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0158 t per square kilometre | +94.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.0158 t per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.65 t per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.0158 t per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0044 t per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +2448.3% | 0.0038 t per square kilometre | 0.0963 t per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +2213.3% | 0.007 t per square kilometre | 0.1625 t per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +942.6% | 0.0307 t per square kilometre | 0.3196 t per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +842.8% | 0.0338 t per square kilometre | 0.3189 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3307 t per square kilometre | 0.1676 t per square kilometre | 0.8192 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1726 t per square kilometre | 0.007 t per square kilometre | 0.5972 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0596 t per square kilometre | 0.0038 t per square kilometre | 0.3196 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0583 t per square kilometre | 0.0082 t per square kilometre | 0.156 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 111 Lebanon 0.0258 t per square kilometre compare
- 112 Serbia 0.0199 t per square kilometre compare
- 113 Saudi Arabia 0.0192 t per square kilometre compare
- 115 Lithuania 0.0113 t per square kilometre compare
- 116 Japan 0.0104 t per square kilometre compare
- 117 Malaysia 0.009 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 79.22 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,854 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Afghanistan?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Afghanistan was 0.0158 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8192 t per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 t per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Afghanistan rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Afghanistan ranks 114th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.