Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in India
India: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 0.724 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in India, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in India stood at 0.724 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 35.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in India peaked at 1.85 t per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3928 t per square kilometre, in 1997.
India ranks 73rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 India, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8977 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.8977 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8977 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8977 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8977 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8977 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5708 t per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3928 t per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6406 t per square kilometre | +63.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7124 t per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5274 t per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5862 t per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4187 t per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8312 t per square kilometre | +98.5% |
| 2004 | 1.4 t per square kilometre | +68.9% |
| 2005 | 0.657 t per square kilometre | -53.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7415 t per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9794 t per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9719 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.85 t per square kilometre | +89.9% |
| 2010 | 1.17 t per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 2011 | 0.997 t per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 1.67 t per square kilometre | +67.6% |
| 2013 | 0.701 t per square kilometre | -58.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8288 t per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6079 t per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9847 t per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 2017 | 1.09 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 1.24 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7464 t per square kilometre | -39.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4887 t per square kilometre | -34.5% |
| 2021 | 1.67 t per square kilometre | +240.8% |
| 2022 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2023 | 0.724 t per square kilometre | -35.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.724 t per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.28 t per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.724 t per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.6411 t per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7703 t per square kilometre | 0.3928 t per square kilometre | 0.8977 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8963 t per square kilometre | 0.4187 t per square kilometre | 1.85 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 t per square kilometre | 0.6079 t per square kilometre | 1.67 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9992 t per square kilometre | 0.4887 t per square kilometre | 1.67 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 70 Dominican Republic 1.01 t per square kilometre compare
- 71 Portugal 0.8713 t per square kilometre compare
- 72 Sri Lanka 0.7293 t per square kilometre compare
- 74 Kenya 0.6703 t per square kilometre compare
- 75 Ukraine 0.6582 t per square kilometre compare
- 76 Haiti 0.6378 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in India?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in India was 0.724 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 t per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3928 t per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does India rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- India ranks 73rd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.