Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 1.46 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.46 million t for woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4,798.4% on the previous year and up 414.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Nicaragua peaked at 1.46 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28,498 t, in 2002.
Nicaragua ranks 11th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 263,692 t | — |
| 1991 | 263,692 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 263,692 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 263,692 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 263,692 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 263,692 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 190,576 t | -27.7% |
| 1997 | 164,358 t | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 199,917 t | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 174,403 t | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 140,470 t | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 64,156 t | -54.3% |
| 2002 | 28,498 t | -55.6% |
| 2003 | 590,238 t | +1971.1% |
| 2004 | 59,329 t | -89.9% |
| 2005 | 635,501 t | +971.1% |
| 2006 | 123,308 t | -80.6% |
| 2007 | 81,992 t | -33.5% |
| 2008 | 175,048 t | +113.5% |
| 2009 | 102,023 t | -41.7% |
| 2010 | 271,889 t | +166.5% |
| 2011 | 215,568 t | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 43,627 t | -79.8% |
| 2013 | 284,762 t | +552.7% |
| 2014 | 342,823 t | +20.4% |
| 2015 | 147,298 t | -57.0% |
| 2016 | 378,781 t | +157.2% |
| 2017 | 60,144 t | -84.1% |
| 2018 | 277,034 t | +360.6% |
| 2019 | 315,921 t | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 530,896 t | +68.0% |
| 2021 | 56,556 t | -89.3% |
| 2022 | 29,895 t | -47.1% |
| 2023 | 1.46 million t | +4798.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.46 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,795 t, 815.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.46 million t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,751 t, 308.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +4798.5% | 29,895 t | 1.46 million t |
| 2003 | +1971.1% | 28,498 t | 590,238 t |
| 2005 | +971.1% | 59,329 t | 635,501 t |
| 2013 | +552.7% | 43,627 t | 284,762 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 231,141 t | 164,358 t | 263,692 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 200,056 t | 28,498 t | 635,501 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 233,785 t | 43,627 t | 378,781 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 520,432 t | 29,895 t | 1.46 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 8 Mexico 2.61 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 Melanesia 75,018 t compare
- 12 Paraguay 1.31 million t compare
- 12 Türkiye 10,351 t compare
- 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
More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 98.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,149 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,593 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,557 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.78 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 341.31 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.08 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 394.21 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.87 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.49 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in Nicaragua?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Nicaragua was 1.46 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,498 t in 2002.
- How does Nicaragua rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Nicaragua ranks 11th out of 220 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 414.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.