Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in India
India: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 727,754 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in India, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
India recorded 727,754 t for woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
The figure is up 64.4% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in India peaked at 1.95 million t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 290,276 t, in 2002.
India ranks 16th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.04 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.04 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.04 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.04 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.04 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.04 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.57 million t | +50.7% |
| 1997 | 977,244 t | -37.8% |
| 1998 | 1.54 million t | +57.9% |
| 1999 | 1.55 million t | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.26 million t | -19.0% |
| 2001 | 609,224 t | -51.5% |
| 2002 | 290,276 t | -52.4% |
| 2003 | 814,314 t | +180.5% |
| 2004 | 1.39 million t | +71.1% |
| 2005 | 777,671 t | -44.2% |
| 2006 | 1.34 million t | +71.8% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million t | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 795,073 t | -39.3% |
| 2009 | 1.95 million t | +145.0% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million t | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 792,341 t | -46.9% |
| 2012 | 1.77 million t | +122.9% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million t | -42.6% |
| 2014 | 1.35 million t | +33.5% |
| 2015 | 933,688 t | -31.0% |
| 2016 | 867,219 t | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 764,852 t | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 610,987 t | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 755,974 t | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 742,577 t | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.25 million t | +68.5% |
| 2022 | 537,451 t | -57.1% |
| 2023 | 442,552 t | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 727,754 t | +64.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 million t | 977,244 t | 1.57 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million t | 290,276 t | 1.95 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million t | 610,987 t | 1.77 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 740,353 t | 442,552 t | 1.25 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 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 Cambodia 949,563 t compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 425.08 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
- 19 Honduras 613,457 t compare
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in India?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in India was 727,754 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 million t in 2009.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 290,276 t in 2002.
- How does India rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- India ranks 16th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.