Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Iraq
Iraq: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 1.7 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Iraq, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 1.7 t per square kilometre for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 193.0% on the previous year and up 227.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Iraq peaked at 13.64 t per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1819 t per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Iraq 58th 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.64 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.64 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.64 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.64 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.64 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.64 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1997 | 1.08 t per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 2.31 t per square kilometre | +113.7% |
| 1999 | 1.5 t per square kilometre | -35.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7272 t per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3045 t per square kilometre | -58.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4748 t per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2314 t per square kilometre | -51.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1819 t per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4768 t per square kilometre | +162.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1953 t per square kilometre | -59.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2977 t per square kilometre | +52.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6711 t per square kilometre | +125.4% |
| 2009 | 0.377 t per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4896 t per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3454 t per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2012 | 0.248 t per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5186 t per square kilometre | +109.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8714 t per square kilometre | +68.0% |
| 2015 | 1.51 t per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 2016 | 1.61 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9172 t per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9001 t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 13.64 t per square kilometre | +1415.5% |
| 2020 | 5.99 t per square kilometre | -56.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9861 t per square kilometre | -83.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5789 t per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 2023 | 1.7 t per square kilometre | +193.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1.7 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2871 t per square kilometre, 5.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1.7 t per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0044 t per square kilometre, 383.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Iraq 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 | +1415.5% | 0.9001 t per square kilometre | 13.64 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 t per square kilometre | 1.08 t per square kilometre | 2.31 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3938 t per square kilometre | 0.1819 t per square kilometre | 0.7272 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1 t per square kilometre | 0.248 t per square kilometre | 13.64 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.31 t per square kilometre | 0.5789 t per square kilometre | 5.99 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More climate change data for Iraq
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 672.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 10,634 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,750 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,884 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 245.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,565 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 16.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Iraq?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Iraq was 1.7 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 13.64 t per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1819 t per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Iraq rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Iraq ranks 58th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 227.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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.