Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Colombia
Colombia: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 129,223 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 129,223 t for woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.6% on the previous year and down 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Colombia peaked at 1.49 million t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 104,551 t, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 39th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Colombia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 425,268 t | — |
| 1991 | 425,268 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 425,268 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 425,268 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 425,268 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 425,268 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 270,767 t | -36.3% |
| 1997 | 305,280 t | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 478,455 t | +56.7% |
| 1999 | 277,320 t | -42.0% |
| 2000 | 434,834 t | +56.8% |
| 2001 | 406,244 t | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 213,794 t | -47.4% |
| 2003 | 823,867 t | +285.4% |
| 2004 | 917,227 t | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 230,553 t | -74.9% |
| 2006 | 347,572 t | +50.8% |
| 2007 | 1.49 million t | +328.6% |
| 2008 | 367,227 t | -75.4% |
| 2009 | 387,003 t | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 227,660 t | -41.2% |
| 2011 | 270,124 t | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 312,958 t | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 241,680 t | -22.8% |
| 2014 | 547,385 t | +126.5% |
| 2015 | 423,919 t | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 568,533 t | +34.1% |
| 2017 | 160,694 t | -71.7% |
| 2018 | 1.06 million t | +557.7% |
| 2019 | 440,931 t | -58.3% |
| 2020 | 451,122 t | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 159,203 t | -64.7% |
| 2022 | 287,841 t | +80.8% |
| 2023 | 104,551 t | -63.7% |
| 2024 | 129,223 t | +23.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 129,223 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,589 t, 49.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 129,223 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,751 t, 27.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +557.7% | 160,694 t | 1.06 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 388,343 t | 270,767 t | 478,455 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 561,818 t | 213,794 t | 1.49 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 425,083 t | 160,694 t | 1.06 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 226,388 t | 104,551 t | 451,122 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More climate change data for Colombia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 578.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,376 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,540 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 69,836 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 73.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,494 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,330 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,828 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,502 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in Colombia?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Colombia was 129,223 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 million t in 2007.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,551 t in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Colombia ranks 39th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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.