Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Asia
Asia: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 9.21 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Asia recorded 9.21 million t for woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of down 40.2% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Asia peaked at 24.84 million t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.78 million t, in 2022.
Asia ranks 4th of 22 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.85 million t | — |
| 1991 | 13.85 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.91 million t | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 13.91 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.91 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.91 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 24.84 million t | +78.6% |
| 1997 | 18.09 million t | -27.2% |
| 1998 | 18.71 million t | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 23.47 million t | +25.4% |
| 2000 | 16.11 million t | -31.3% |
| 2001 | 7.23 million t | -55.1% |
| 2002 | 12.13 million t | +67.8% |
| 2003 | 12.90 million t | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 22.77 million t | +76.4% |
| 2005 | 12.44 million t | -45.3% |
| 2006 | 15.95 million t | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 17.11 million t | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 10.66 million t | -37.7% |
| 2009 | 19.04 million t | +78.6% |
| 2010 | 17.56 million t | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 8.37 million t | -52.3% |
| 2012 | 14.15 million t | +69.1% |
| 2013 | 11.20 million t | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 16.17 million t | +44.4% |
| 2015 | 15.79 million t | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 12.55 million t | -20.5% |
| 2017 | 6.60 million t | -47.4% |
| 2018 | 7.15 million t | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 13.39 million t | +87.2% |
| 2020 | 11.94 million t | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 7.82 million t | -34.5% |
| 2022 | 3.78 million t | -51.7% |
| 2023 | 15.40 million t | +307.3% |
| 2024 | 9.21 million t | -40.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +307.3% | 3.78 million t | 15.40 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.84 million t | 13.85 million t | 24.84 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.63 million t | 7.23 million t | 22.77 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.29 million t | 6.60 million t | 17.56 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.63 million t | 3.78 million t | 15.40 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 Angola 29.99 million t compare
- 2 Zambia 19.79 million t compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 37.34 million t compare
- 3 OECD 12.40 million t compare
- 4 Russian Federation 11.37 million t compare
- 5 Brazil 8.97 million t compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.67 million t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.55 million t compare
- 6 Mozambique 8.89 million t compare
- 7 Canada 7.33 million t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.99 million t compare
More climate change data for Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 84.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in Asia?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Asia was 9.21 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.84 million t in 1996.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.78 million t in 2022.
- How does Asia rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Asia ranks 4th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia 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.