Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Algeria
Algeria: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 1,275 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Algeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burning crop residues in Algeria is 1,275 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 96.4% on the previous year and down 88.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Algeria peaked at 332,254 t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 70.85 t, in 2018.
That places Algeria 81st out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Algeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42,492 t | — |
| 1991 | 42,492 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 42,492 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 42,492 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 42,492 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 42,492 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 94,014 t | +121.3% |
| 1997 | 67,708 t | -28.0% |
| 1998 | 108,627 t | +60.4% |
| 1999 | 100,225 t | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 332,254 t | +231.5% |
| 2001 | 708.61 t | -99.8% |
| 2002 | 21,174 t | +2888.0% |
| 2003 | 16,395 t | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 6,732 t | -58.9% |
| 2005 | 11,621 t | +72.6% |
| 2006 | 10,590 t | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 63,084 t | +495.7% |
| 2008 | 44,841 t | -28.9% |
| 2009 | 9,849 t | -78.0% |
| 2010 | 6,448 t | -34.5% |
| 2011 | 27,918 t | +333.0% |
| 2012 | 57,756 t | +106.9% |
| 2013 | 4,934 t | -91.5% |
| 2014 | 10,828 t | +119.4% |
| 2015 | 2,126 t | -80.4% |
| 2016 | 13,425 t | +531.5% |
| 2017 | 48,532 t | +261.5% |
| 2018 | 70.85 t | -99.9% |
| 2019 | 19,447 t | +27346.9% |
| 2020 | 42,348 t | +117.8% |
| 2021 | 40,009 t | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 34,264 t | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 35,056 t | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,275 t | -96.4% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1,275 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,589 t, 49% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Algeria 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 | +27346.9% | 70.85 t | 19,447 t |
| 2002 | +2888.0% | 708.61 t | 21,174 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62,552 t | 42,492 t | 108,627 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,725 t | 708.61 t | 332,254 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,149 t | 70.85 t | 57,756 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,591 t | 1,275 t | 42,348 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 78 Equatorial Guinea 2,340 t compare
- 79 Georgia 2,129 t compare
- 80 Togo 1,795 t compare
- 82 New Zealand 1,205 t compare
- 83 Japan 1,204 t compare
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,136 t compare
More climate change data for Algeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,103 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 325.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 936.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 865.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 70.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in Algeria?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Algeria was 1,275 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 332,254 t in 2000.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.85 t in 2018.
- How does Algeria rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Algeria ranks 81st out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.