Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Cambodia
Cambodia: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 949,563 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Cambodia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 949,563 t for woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Cambodia peaked at 13.12 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 435,107 t, in 2022.
Cambodia ranks 15th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.72 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.72 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12.45 million t | +357.2% |
| 1997 | 8.79 million t | -29.4% |
| 1998 | 8.35 million t | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 13.12 million t | +57.1% |
| 2000 | 7.63 million t | -41.9% |
| 2001 | 1.61 million t | -78.8% |
| 2002 | 1.96 million t | +21.5% |
| 2003 | 2.22 million t | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 2.08 million t | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 1.32 million t | -36.5% |
| 2006 | 1.49 million t | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 1.34 million t | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million t | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 1.47 million t | +33.4% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million t | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 990,927 t | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 771,396 t | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 1.28 million t | +65.7% |
| 2014 | 886,133 t | -30.7% |
| 2015 | 1.19 million t | +34.7% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million t | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 725,974 t | -51.6% |
| 2018 | 709,154 t | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million t | +47.5% |
| 2020 | 874,182 t | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 650,011 t | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 435,107 t | -33.1% |
| 2023 | 857,902 t | +97.2% |
| 2024 | 949,563 t | +10.7% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 949,563 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,795 t, 528.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +357.2% | 2.72 million t | 12.45 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.90 million t | 2.72 million t | 13.12 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 million t | 1.10 million t | 7.63 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million t | 709,154 t | 1.50 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 753,353 t | 435,107 t | 949,563 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 12 Paraguay 1.31 million t compare
- 12 Türkiye 10,351 t compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 1.27 million t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 2,693 t compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,347 t compare
- 14 Thailand 1.03 million t compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 425.08 t compare
- 16 India 727,754 t compare
- 16 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 16 Republic of Moldova 0 t compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 16 Micronesia 0 t
- 16 Polynesia 0 t
- 17 Madagascar 680,368 t compare
- 18 Gabon 641,119 t compare
More climate change data for Cambodia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 62.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 331.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 20,858 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in Cambodia?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Cambodia was 949,563 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.12 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 435,107 t in 2022.
- How does Cambodia rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Cambodia ranks 15th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.