Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Myanmar
Myanmar: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 2.42 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 2.42 million t for woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of down 49.9% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Myanmar peaked at 7.42 million t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.65 million t, in 2022.
Myanmar ranks 9th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.93 million t | — |
| 1991 | 3.93 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.93 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.93 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.93 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.93 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.68 million t | +44.5% |
| 1997 | 3.43 million t | -39.6% |
| 1998 | 4.24 million t | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 4.39 million t | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.54 million t | -19.3% |
| 2001 | 2.79 million t | -21.1% |
| 2002 | 1.74 million t | -37.7% |
| 2003 | 2.95 million t | +69.6% |
| 2004 | 6.88 million t | +133.0% |
| 2005 | 3.50 million t | -49.1% |
| 2006 | 3.24 million t | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 6.64 million t | +104.9% |
| 2008 | 3.25 million t | -51.1% |
| 2009 | 6.37 million t | +96.0% |
| 2010 | 7.42 million t | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 2.99 million t | -59.7% |
| 2012 | 4.90 million t | +63.6% |
| 2013 | 3.37 million t | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 4.59 million t | +36.4% |
| 2015 | 4.16 million t | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 3.21 million t | -22.9% |
| 2017 | 2.79 million t | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million t | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 2.90 million t | +22.4% |
| 2020 | 4.42 million t | +52.8% |
| 2021 | 3.31 million t | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 1.65 million t | -50.3% |
| 2023 | 4.84 million t | +193.9% |
| 2024 | 2.42 million t | -49.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.13 million t | 3.43 million t | 5.68 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.09 million t | 1.74 million t | 6.88 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.87 million t | 2.36 million t | 7.42 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 million t | 1.65 million t | 4.84 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 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 Mexico 2.61 million t compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 983,327 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
- 12 Paraguay 1.31 million t compare
- 12 Türkiye 10,351 t compare
More climate change data for Myanmar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 150.98 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 59,991 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45,192 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 55.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,794 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,150 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in Myanmar?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Myanmar was 2.42 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.42 million t in 2010.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 million t in 2022.
- How does Myanmar rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Myanmar ranks 9th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.