Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Mexico
Mexico: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 2.61 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 2.61 million t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.4% on the previous year and up 760.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Mexico peaked at 4.18 million t in 2003 and was at its lowest, 303,253 t, in 2014.
That places Mexico 8th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.02 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2.02 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.02 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.02 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.02 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.02 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.88 million t | +42.4% |
| 1997 | 1.78 million t | -38.0% |
| 1998 | 3.02 million t | +69.7% |
| 1999 | 2.06 million t | -31.7% |
| 2000 | 1.94 million t | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 1.47 million t | -24.3% |
| 2002 | 2.53 million t | +72.1% |
| 2003 | 4.18 million t | +65.6% |
| 2004 | 869,715 t | -79.2% |
| 2005 | 3.44 million t | +295.3% |
| 2006 | 1.69 million t | -50.9% |
| 2007 | 2.54 million t | +50.4% |
| 2008 | 2.22 million t | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 1.65 million t | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 1.25 million t | -24.5% |
| 2011 | 3.06 million t | +145.7% |
| 2012 | 1.64 million t | -46.4% |
| 2013 | 2.02 million t | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 303,253 t | -85.0% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million t | +295.6% |
| 2016 | 1.89 million t | +57.2% |
| 2017 | 2.17 million t | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 1.47 million t | -32.4% |
| 2019 | 2.46 million t | +67.7% |
| 2020 | 1.74 million t | -29.0% |
| 2021 | 1.55 million t | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 1.21 million t | -22.1% |
| 2023 | 1.73 million t | +43.8% |
| 2024 | 2.61 million t | +50.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.19 million t | 1.78 million t | 3.02 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 million t | 869,715 t | 4.18 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 million t | 303,253 t | 3.06 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 million t | 1.21 million t | 2.61 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 5 Brazil 8.97 million t compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.67 million t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.55 million t compare
- 6 Mozambique 8.89 million t compare
- 7 Canada 7.33 million t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.99 million t compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 983,327 t compare
- 9 Myanmar 2.42 million t compare
- 10 Congo 1.52 million t compare
- 10 Viet Nam 132,215 t compare
- 11 Nicaragua 1.46 million t compare
- 11 Melanesia 75,018 t compare
More climate change data for Mexico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.98 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,348 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 79,444 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 105.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,399 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13,607 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 791.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 51.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in Mexico?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Mexico was 2.61 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 4.18 million t in 2003.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 303,253 t in 2014.
- How does Mexico rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 760.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico 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.