Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Caribbean
Caribbean: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 149,584 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 149,584 t for woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.2% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Caribbean peaked at 275,615 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 49,623 t, in 2019.
Caribbean ranks 24th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 158,210 t | — |
| 1991 | 158,210 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 158,210 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 158,210 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 158,210 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 158,210 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 237,360 t | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 176,605 t | -25.6% |
| 1998 | 226,681 t | +28.4% |
| 1999 | 213,933 t | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 205,924 t | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 139,121 t | -32.4% |
| 2002 | 135,540 t | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 73,520 t | -45.8% |
| 2004 | 223,201 t | +203.6% |
| 2005 | 275,615 t | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 132,850 t | -51.8% |
| 2007 | 101,168 t | -23.8% |
| 2008 | 185,284 t | +83.1% |
| 2009 | 182,256 t | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 69,497 t | -61.9% |
| 2011 | 264,188 t | +280.1% |
| 2012 | 61,827 t | -76.6% |
| 2013 | 204,177 t | +230.2% |
| 2014 | 89,513 t | -56.2% |
| 2015 | 217,596 t | +143.1% |
| 2016 | 86,432 t | -60.3% |
| 2017 | 150,320 t | +73.9% |
| 2018 | 50,104 t | -66.7% |
| 2019 | 49,623 t | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 261,519 t | +427.0% |
| 2021 | 129,912 t | -50.3% |
| 2022 | 77,297 t | -40.5% |
| 2023 | 217,445 t | +181.3% |
| 2024 | 149,584 t | -31.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +427.0% | 49,623 t | 261,519 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180,384 t | 158,210 t | 237,360 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,448 t | 73,520 t | 275,615 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 124,328 t | 49,623 t | 264,188 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 167,151 t | 77,297 t | 261,519 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 21 Argentina 540,610 t compare
- 22 Central African Republic 527,052 t compare
- 23 Nepal 448,666 t compare
- 24 Australia and New Zealand 442,661 t compare
- 25 Australia 441,456 t compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 17,057 t compare
- 26 South Africa 284,029 t compare
- 27 Bangladesh 281,206 t compare
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 196.02 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in Caribbean?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Caribbean was 149,584 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 275,615 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,623 t in 2019.
- How does Caribbean rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Caribbean ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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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.