Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Liberia
Liberia: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 176,715 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Liberia stood at 176,715 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% on the previous year and down 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Liberia peaked at 1.74 million t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 889.7 t, in 1997.
That places Liberia 35th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 218,739 t | — |
| 1991 | 218,739 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 218,739 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 218,739 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 218,739 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 218,739 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,376 t | -99.4% |
| 1997 | 889.7 t | -35.3% |
| 1998 | 3,582 t | +302.7% |
| 1999 | 2,419 t | -32.5% |
| 2000 | 4,976 t | +105.7% |
| 2001 | 2,437 t | -51.0% |
| 2002 | 1,539 t | -36.8% |
| 2003 | 167,455 t | +10780.6% |
| 2004 | 116,808 t | -30.2% |
| 2005 | 31,677 t | -72.9% |
| 2006 | 174,035 t | +449.4% |
| 2007 | 144,868 t | -16.8% |
| 2008 | 84,128 t | -41.9% |
| 2009 | 1.74 million t | +1965.7% |
| 2010 | 116,459 t | -93.3% |
| 2011 | 114,014 t | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 233,121 t | +104.5% |
| 2013 | 104,988 t | -55.0% |
| 2014 | 594,670 t | +466.4% |
| 2015 | 1.38 million t | +132.6% |
| 2016 | 78,660 t | -94.3% |
| 2017 | 150,815 t | +91.7% |
| 2018 | 41,493 t | -72.5% |
| 2019 | 560,602 t | +1251.1% |
| 2020 | 74,896 t | -86.6% |
| 2021 | 18,224 t | -75.7% |
| 2022 | 80,291 t | +340.6% |
| 2023 | 141,223 t | +75.9% |
| 2024 | 176,715 t | +25.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 176,715 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 99.37 t, 1778.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 176,715 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,838 t, 62.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +10780.6% | 1,539 t | 167,455 t |
| 2009 | +1965.7% | 84,128 t | 1.74 million t |
| 2019 | +1251.1% | 41,493 t | 560,602 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 132,070 t | 889.7 t | 218,739 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 246,578 t | 1,539 t | 1.74 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 337,804 t | 41,493 t | 1.38 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,270 t | 18,224 t | 176,715 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More climate change data for Liberia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.43 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 443.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 238.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8992 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 306.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 166.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 140.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6269 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in Liberia?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Liberia was 176,715 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.74 million t in 2009.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 889.7 t in 1997.
- How does Liberia rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Liberia ranks 35th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.