Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Oceania
Oceania: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 517,679 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Oceania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 517,679 t for woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 81.0% on the previous year and down 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Oceania peaked at 54.39 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 352,720 t, in 2022.
Oceania ranks 19th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Oceania, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.92 million t | — |
| 1991 | 7.92 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.92 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.92 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7.92 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.92 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 33.02 million t | +316.7% |
| 1997 | 30.71 million t | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 35.67 million t | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 54.39 million t | +52.5% |
| 2000 | 30.99 million t | -43.0% |
| 2001 | 2.18 million t | -93.0% |
| 2002 | 3.38 million t | +55.0% |
| 2003 | 2.48 million t | -26.5% |
| 2004 | 2.54 million t | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 943,359 t | -62.9% |
| 2006 | 2.40 million t | +154.2% |
| 2007 | 608,593 t | -74.6% |
| 2008 | 681,630 t | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 2.26 million t | +231.6% |
| 2010 | 506,519 t | -77.6% |
| 2011 | 1.51 million t | +198.8% |
| 2012 | 3.13 million t | +107.0% |
| 2013 | 2.06 million t | -34.3% |
| 2014 | 1.88 million t | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 3.15 million t | +67.7% |
| 2016 | 971,800 t | -69.2% |
| 2017 | 1.06 million t | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 2.63 million t | +149.4% |
| 2019 | 4.77 million t | +81.1% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million t | -65.2% |
| 2021 | 621,129 t | -62.5% |
| 2022 | 352,720 t | -43.2% |
| 2023 | 2.72 million t | +672.3% |
| 2024 | 517,679 t | -81.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Oceania 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 | +672.3% | 352,720 t | 2.72 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.13 million t | 7.92 million t | 54.39 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.85 million t | 608,593 t | 30.99 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 million t | 506,519 t | 4.77 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 million t | 352,720 t | 2.72 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 16 India 727,754 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
- 20 Guatemala 557,655 t compare
- 21 Argentina 540,610 t compare
- 22 Central African Republic 527,052 t compare
More climate change data for Oceania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.44 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,425 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 47,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 123,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,817 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,542 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in Oceania?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Oceania was 517,679 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 54.39 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 352,720 t in 2022.
- How does Oceania rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Oceania ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oceania 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.