Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Gambia
Gambia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 70.42 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Gambia, 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 Gambia is 70.42 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 22.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gambia peaked at 133.93 t per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 32.19 t per square kilometre, in 2003.
Gambia ranks 11th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.97 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 95.97 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 95.97 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 95.97 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 95.97 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 95.97 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 133.93 t per square kilometre | +39.6% |
| 1997 | 105 t per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 119.03 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 87.93 t per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 127.55 t per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 2001 | 71.71 t per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2002 | 75.13 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 32.19 t per square kilometre | -57.2% |
| 2004 | 57.06 t per square kilometre | +77.3% |
| 2005 | 61.42 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 87.34 t per square kilometre | +42.2% |
| 2007 | 75.95 t per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 61.71 t per square kilometre | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 72.8 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 70.01 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 88.33 t per square kilometre | +26.2% |
| 2012 | 69.81 t per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 72.96 t per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 57.91 t per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 36.01 t per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2016 | 70.38 t per square kilometre | +95.4% |
| 2017 | 67.5 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 59.59 t per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 52.34 t per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 80.49 t per square kilometre | +53.8% |
| 2021 | 65.64 t per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 57.46 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 70.42 t per square kilometre | +22.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 70.42 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 21.65 t per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 70.42 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.7 t per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102.17 t per square kilometre | 87.93 t per square kilometre | 133.93 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.29 t per square kilometre | 32.19 t per square kilometre | 127.55 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.48 t per square kilometre | 36.01 t per square kilometre | 88.33 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5 t per square kilometre | 57.46 t per square kilometre | 80.49 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 8 Central African Republic 94.93 t per square kilometre compare
- 9 Ghana 84.88 t per square kilometre compare
- 10 Guinea 77.44 t per square kilometre compare
- 12 Cambodia 48.11 t per square kilometre compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 46.81 t per square kilometre compare
- 14 Congo 45.92 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Gambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gambia?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gambia was 70.42 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 133.93 t per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.19 t per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Gambia rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Gambia ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.