Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 14,894 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau is 14,894 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 209.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 1.91 million t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2,951 t, in 2017.
That places Guinea-Bissau 57th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 243,073 t | — |
| 1991 | 243,073 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 243,073 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 243,073 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 243,073 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 243,073 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.91 million t | +684.9% |
| 1997 | 1.46 million t | -23.7% |
| 1998 | 859,633 t | -41.0% |
| 1999 | 1.21 million t | +41.1% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million t | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 22,515 t | -97.8% |
| 2002 | 13,919 t | -38.2% |
| 2003 | 48,256 t | +246.7% |
| 2004 | 95,222 t | +97.3% |
| 2005 | 39,455 t | -58.6% |
| 2006 | 83,169 t | +110.8% |
| 2007 | 51,508 t | -38.1% |
| 2008 | 16,472 t | -68.0% |
| 2009 | 17,627 t | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 21,437 t | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 45,966 t | +114.4% |
| 2012 | 36,921 t | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 15,529 t | -57.9% |
| 2014 | 16,267 t | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 6,504 t | -60.0% |
| 2016 | 8,294 t | +27.5% |
| 2017 | 2,951 t | -64.4% |
| 2018 | 6,709 t | +127.4% |
| 2019 | 10,552 t | +57.3% |
| 2020 | 14,824 t | +40.5% |
| 2021 | 5,516 t | -62.8% |
| 2022 | 4,830 t | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 4,817 t | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 14,894 t | +209.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 14,894 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 99.37 t, 149.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 14,894 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,838 t, 5.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau 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 | +684.9% | 243,073 t | 1.91 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 689,527 t | 243,073 t | 1.91 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 139,627 t | 13,919 t | 1.01 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,113 t | 2,951 t | 45,966 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,976 t | 4,817 t | 14,894 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More climate change data for Guinea-Bissau
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.69 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 527.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 932.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 232.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1541 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Guinea-Bissau was 14,894 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 million t in 1996.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,951 t in 2017.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 57th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.