Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.
Countries reporting
175
Highest
29.99 million t
Angola
Lowest
0 t
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
2,340 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,329
What the numbers show
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 29.99 million t in Angola; the lowest is 0 t in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 2,340 t, and the mean is 951,824 t.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 30,555.0%), and the largest decrease in Iran (Islamic Republic of) (down 100.0%).
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 29.99 million t | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 19.79 million t | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 37.34 million t | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 12.40 million t | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 11.37 million t | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 8.97 million t | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.67 million t | 2024 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Mozambique | 8.89 million t | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2.55 million t | 2024 | up 485.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 7.33 million t | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.99 million t | 2024 | up 231.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 2.61 million t | 2024 | up 760.4% | falling |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 983,327 t | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Myanmar | 2.42 million t | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 10 | Congo | 1.52 million t | 2024 | up 272.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 132,215 t | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Nicaragua | 1.46 million t | 2023 | up 414.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Melanesia | 75,018 t | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Paraguay | 1.31 million t | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Türkiye | 10,351 t | 2024 | up 1,116.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 1.27 million t | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 2,693 t | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Thailand | 1.03 million t | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 14 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,347 t | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Cambodia | 949,563 t | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 425.08 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 16 | India | 727,754 t | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 16 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Madagascar | 680,368 t | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Gabon | 641,119 t | 2024 | up 567.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Honduras | 613,457 t | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Guatemala | 557,655 t | 2024 | up 231.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 540,610 t | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 527,052 t | 2024 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Nepal | 448,666 t | 2024 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 442,661 t | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia | 441,456 t | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 17,057 t | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 284,029 t | 2024 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 281,206 t | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 226,068 t | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 224,474 t | 2024 | up 2,857.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Guyana | 223,603 t | 2024 | up 1,337.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Nigeria | 208,644 t | 2024 | up 446.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 201,530 t | 2024 | up 335.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea | 186,754 t | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 177,320 t | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Liberia | 176,715 t | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 36 | China | 161,185 t | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 36 | China, mainland | 161,185 t | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Malawi | 132,552 t | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 129,223 t | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 114,914 t | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 41 | Cuba | 97,150 t | 2024 | up 76.0% | flat |
| 42 | Ghana | 94,647 t | 2024 | up 395.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 72,578 t | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Belize | 65,083 t | 2024 | up 472.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 58,634 t | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Uganda | 53,981 t | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Sudan (former) | 46,746 t | 2011 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Ecuador | 46,392 t | 2024 | up 423.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 41,870 t | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Bahamas | 41,157 t | 2024 | up 255.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Suriname | 39,311 t | 2024 | up 30,555.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Ukraine | 38,541 t | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Chile | 34,288 t | 2024 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 54 | South Sudan | 33,795 t | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 24,969 t | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Eswatini | 17,362 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Guinea-Bissau | 14,894 t | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Serbia | 12,845 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 12,698 t | 2024 | up 8,849.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Panama | 11,056 t | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Spain | 10,428 t | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Greece | 9,924 t | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Bhutan | 7,741 t | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Ethiopia | 7,695 t | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Pakistan | 6,419 t | 2024 | up 4,431.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 5,183 t | 2024 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 4,824 t | 2024 | up 518.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 4,751 t | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Mongolia | 3,839 t | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,463 t | 2024 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Comoros | 3,336 t | 2024 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Belarus | 3,130 t | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Jamaica | 3,062 t | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Albania | 2,837 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | France | 2,768 t | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Italy | 2,481 t | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 77 | New Caledonia | 2,440 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,340 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Georgia | 2,129 t | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Togo | 1,795 t | 2024 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Algeria | 1,275 t | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 82 | New Zealand | 1,205 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Japan | 1,204 t | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,136 t | 2024 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Montenegro | 851.4 t | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Croatia | 709.71 t | 2024 | up 149.9% | volatile |
| 87 | El Salvador | 513.28 t | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 88 | French Guiana | 512.94 t | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Serbia and Montenegro | 354.85 t | 2005 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Hungary | 284.14 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 256.49 t | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Tunisia | 212.59 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Morocco | 141.66 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Mayotte | 141.13 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Burundi | 128.22 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Kenya | 128.22 t | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Rwanda | 70.52 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Austria | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Belgium | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Benin | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Botswana | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Switzerland | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Czechia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Germany | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Denmark | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Egypt | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Estonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Finland | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Fiji | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Gibraltar | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Gambia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Grenada | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Isle of Man | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Iraq | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Israel | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Lebanon | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Libya | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Latvia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Mali | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Niger | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Norway | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Poland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Puerto Rico | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Senegal | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Solomon Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Somalia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Slovakia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Slovenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Sweden | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Chad | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Uruguay | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Montserrat | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 t | 1999 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Réunion | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 154.19 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 106.86 million t
- Non-Annex I countries 133.01 million t
- Middle Africa 70.25 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 110.47 million t
- Africa 103.13 million t
- Asia 9.21 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 53.02 million t
- Eastern Africa 30.61 million t
- Americas 29.63 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 27.59 million t
- Annex I countries 21.19 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 573,523 t
- South America 16.04 million t
- Europe 11.71 million t
- Eastern Europe 11.43 million t
- Northern America 9.05 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 7.56 million t
- Central America 4.40 million t
- Western Africa 1.97 million t
- United States of America 1.72 million t
- Southern Asia 1.47 million t
- Oceania 517,679 t
- Southern Africa 301,391 t
- Southern Europe 278,384 t
- European Union (27) 261,076 t
- Eastern Asia 167,575 t
- Caribbean 149,584 t
- Western Asia 12,905 t
- Western Europe 2,768 t
- Northern Africa 1,630 t
- Central Asia 0 t
- Northern Europe 0 t
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.