Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Greece
Greece: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 9,924 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Greece, 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 Greece is 9,924 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 91.4% on the previous year and up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Greece peaked at 129,090 t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 70.84 t, in 2002.
That places Greece 62nd 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,242 t | — |
| 1991 | 26,242 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26,242 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 26,242 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 26,242 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 26,242 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65,638 t | +150.1% |
| 1997 | 55,290 t | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 129,090 t | +133.5% |
| 1999 | 59,740 t | -53.7% |
| 2000 | 83,260 t | +39.4% |
| 2001 | 3,333 t | -96.0% |
| 2002 | 70.84 t | -97.9% |
| 2003 | 70.9 t | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 850.7 t | +1099.8% |
| 2005 | 496.12 t | -41.7% |
| 2006 | 12,692 t | +2458.2% |
| 2007 | 72,295 t | +469.6% |
| 2008 | 2,984 t | -95.9% |
| 2009 | 567.09 t | -81.0% |
| 2010 | 850.45 t | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 15,031 t | +1667.4% |
| 2012 | 10,566 t | -29.7% |
| 2013 | 3,590 t | -66.0% |
| 2014 | 1,985 t | -44.7% |
| 2015 | 1,637 t | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 5,318 t | +225.0% |
| 2017 | 3,261 t | -38.7% |
| 2018 | 2,340 t | -28.2% |
| 2019 | 3,261 t | +39.4% |
| 2020 | 3,899 t | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 90,179 t | +2213.1% |
| 2022 | 6,808 t | -92.5% |
| 2023 | 115,990 t | +1603.8% |
| 2024 | 9,924 t | -91.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +2458.2% | 496.12 t | 12,692 t |
| 2021 | +2213.1% | 3,899 t | 90,179 t |
| 2011 | +1667.4% | 850.45 t | 15,031 t |
| 2023 | +1603.8% | 6,808 t | 115,990 t |
| 2004 | +1099.8% | 70.9 t | 850.7 t |
| 2007 | +469.6% | 12,692 t | 72,295 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,721 t | 26,242 t | 129,090 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,662 t | 70.84 t | 83,260 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,784 t | 850.45 t | 15,031 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,360 t | 3,899 t | 115,990 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More climate change data for Greece
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 219.81 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,235 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,821 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,415 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 157.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,914 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,538 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 375.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.8 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in Greece?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Greece was 9,924 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 129,090 t in 1998.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.84 t in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Greece ranks 62nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.