Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Gabon
Gabon: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 7.86 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Gabon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gabon stood at 7.86 t per square kilometre.
The figure is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gabon peaked at 10.19 t per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.94 t per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Gabon 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Gabon, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.19 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 7.19 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.19 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.19 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.19 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.19 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.28 t per square kilometre | -54.4% |
| 1997 | 4.02 t per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 4.18 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 4.16 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.25 t per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 2.94 t per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 4.55 t per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 2003 | 5.85 t per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 8.44 t per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 6.12 t per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 8.13 t per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2007 | 7.76 t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.63 t per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 6.51 t per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4 t per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 9.94 t per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 9.17 t per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 10.08 t per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 7 t per square kilometre | -30.6% |
| 2015 | 7.38 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 8.55 t per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 9.37 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 6.47 t per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2019 | 9.39 t per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 2020 | 7.53 t per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 5.73 t per square kilometre | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 10.19 t per square kilometre | +77.9% |
| 2023 | 7.86 t per square kilometre | -22.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 7.86 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2871 t per square kilometre, 27.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 7.86 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.7 t per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.88 t per square kilometre | 3.28 t per square kilometre | 7.19 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.32 t per square kilometre | 2.94 t per square kilometre | 9.63 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.48 t per square kilometre | 6.47 t per square kilometre | 10.08 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.83 t per square kilometre | 5.73 t per square kilometre | 10.19 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More climate change data for Gabon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 241.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gabon?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gabon was 7.86 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.19 t per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 t per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Gabon ranks 39th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.