Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in South America
South America: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 16.04 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in South America, 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 South America is 16.04 million t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 96.7% on the previous year and up 105.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in South America peaked at 36.10 million t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.12 million t, in 2022.
South America ranks 10th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in South America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.13 million t | — |
| 1991 | 14.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 14.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 14.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 23.85 million t | +68.8% |
| 1997 | 24.42 million t | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 36.10 million t | +47.8% |
| 1999 | 32.91 million t | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 13.43 million t | -59.2% |
| 2001 | 10.16 million t | -24.3% |
| 2002 | 12.91 million t | +27.0% |
| 2003 | 13.08 million t | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 12.65 million t | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 13.12 million t | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 9.09 million t | -30.7% |
| 2007 | 24.16 million t | +165.7% |
| 2008 | 9.33 million t | -61.4% |
| 2009 | 6.71 million t | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 20.91 million t | +211.5% |
| 2011 | 6.63 million t | -68.3% |
| 2012 | 14.17 million t | +113.9% |
| 2013 | 6.56 million t | -53.7% |
| 2014 | 7.82 million t | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 13.93 million t | +78.2% |
| 2016 | 11.17 million t | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 15.00 million t | +34.4% |
| 2018 | 6.81 million t | -54.6% |
| 2019 | 13.58 million t | +99.5% |
| 2020 | 13.29 million t | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 7.75 million t | -41.7% |
| 2022 | 6.12 million t | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 8.15 million t | +33.1% |
| 2024 | 16.04 million t | +96.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.21 million t | 14.13 million t | 36.10 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.46 million t | 6.71 million t | 24.16 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.66 million t | 6.56 million t | 20.91 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.27 million t | 6.12 million t | 16.04 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 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
- 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
- 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
More climate change data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 12.72 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in South America?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in South America was 16.04 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 36.10 million t in 1998.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.12 million t in 2022.
- How does South America rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- South America ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America 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.