Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 43.91 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Burkina Faso, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Burkina Faso is 43.91 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 84.1% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Burkina Faso peaked at 89.83 t per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.85 t per square kilometre, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.29 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 49.29 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 49.29 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 49.29 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 49.29 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 49.29 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 61.1 t per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1997 | 65.22 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 63.14 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 65.42 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 89.83 t per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2001 | 48.79 t per square kilometre | -45.7% |
| 2002 | 60.92 t per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 54.47 t per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 62.43 t per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2005 | 65.99 t per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 48.14 t per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 51.03 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 42.02 t per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 46.49 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 48.99 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 47.28 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 32.8 t per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2013 | 38.26 t per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 35.78 t per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 27.39 t per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 36.89 t per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2017 | 32.72 t per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 24.37 t per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2019 | 25.12 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 26.68 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 29.9 t per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 23.85 t per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2023 | 43.91 t per square kilometre | +84.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 43.91 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.65 t per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 43.91 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.7 t per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.06 t per square kilometre | 49.29 t per square kilometre | 65.42 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.01 t per square kilometre | 42.02 t per square kilometre | 89.83 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.96 t per square kilometre | 24.37 t per square kilometre | 48.99 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.09 t per square kilometre | 23.85 t per square kilometre | 43.91 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 118.69 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Burkina Faso?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Burkina Faso was 43.91 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 89.83 t per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.85 t per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.