Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 26.06 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 26.06 t per square kilometre for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zimbabwe peaked at 65.63 t per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 10.09 t per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.49 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 43.49 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 43.49 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 43.49 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 43.49 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 43.49 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 62.41 t per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1997 | 58.25 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 62.4 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 58.47 t per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 38.48 t per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2001 | 56.09 t per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 2002 | 36.19 t per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2003 | 37.9 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 56.27 t per square kilometre | +48.5% |
| 2005 | 52.29 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 43.81 t per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2007 | 52.29 t per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 60.78 t per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2009 | 62.45 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 63.57 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 65.63 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 48.52 t per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 33.9 t per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 36.65 t per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 48.85 t per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 25.38 t per square kilometre | -48.0% |
| 2017 | 30.32 t per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 32.85 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 33 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.09 t per square kilometre | -69.4% |
| 2021 | 20.39 t per square kilometre | +102.1% |
| 2022 | 33.66 t per square kilometre | +65.0% |
| 2023 | 26.06 t per square kilometre | -22.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 26.06 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.28 t per square kilometre, 20.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 26.06 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.7 t per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.25 t per square kilometre | 43.49 t per square kilometre | 62.41 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.65 t per square kilometre | 36.19 t per square kilometre | 62.45 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.87 t per square kilometre | 25.38 t per square kilometre | 65.63 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.55 t per square kilometre | 10.09 t per square kilometre | 33.66 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 19 Sierra Leone 35.67 t per square kilometre compare
- 20 Paraguay 30.63 t per square kilometre compare
- 21 South Africa 28.71 t per square kilometre compare
- 23 Nicaragua 25.61 t per square kilometre compare
- 24 Mali 23.35 t per square kilometre compare
- 25 Madagascar 23.32 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zimbabwe?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zimbabwe was 26.06 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 65.63 t per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.09 t per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.