Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Uganda
Uganda: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 53,981 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 53,981 t for woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.5% on the previous year and down 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in Uganda peaked at 9.47 million t in 1998 and was at its lowest, 14,373 t, in 2020.
That places Uganda 46th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Uganda, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.43 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.43 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.41 million t | +348.7% |
| 1997 | 8.26 million t | +28.9% |
| 1998 | 9.47 million t | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 6.40 million t | -32.4% |
| 2000 | 7.33 million t | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 116,296 t | -98.4% |
| 2002 | 79,753 t | -31.4% |
| 2003 | 115,084 t | +44.3% |
| 2004 | 260,229 t | +126.1% |
| 2005 | 306,883 t | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 190,574 t | -37.9% |
| 2007 | 16,226 t | -91.5% |
| 2008 | 90,281 t | +456.4% |
| 2009 | 128,098 t | +41.9% |
| 2010 | 80,722 t | -37.0% |
| 2011 | 358,222 t | +343.8% |
| 2012 | 376,007 t | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 120,912 t | -67.8% |
| 2014 | 239,855 t | +98.4% |
| 2015 | 195,761 t | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 184,964 t | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 174,907 t | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 82,658 t | -52.7% |
| 2019 | 98,955 t | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 14,373 t | -85.5% |
| 2021 | 81,119 t | +464.4% |
| 2022 | 104,314 t | +28.6% |
| 2023 | 75,522 t | -27.6% |
| 2024 | 53,981 t | -28.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 53,981 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 99.37 t, 543.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 53,981 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,838 t, 19.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +464.4% | 14,373 t | 81,119 t |
| 2008 | +456.4% | 16,226 t | 90,281 t |
| 1996 | +348.7% | 1.43 million t | 6.41 million t |
| 2011 | +343.8% | 80,722 t | 358,222 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.91 million t | 1.43 million t | 9.47 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 863,364 t | 16,226 t | 7.33 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 191,296 t | 80,722 t | 376,007 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,862 t | 14,373 t | 104,314 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 43 Papua New Guinea 72,578 t compare
- 44 Belize 65,083 t compare
- 45 Malaysia 58,634 t compare
- 47 Sudan (former) 46,746 t compare
- 48 Ecuador 46,392 t compare
- 49 Costa Rica 41,870 t compare
More climate change data for Uganda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.78 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 27,987 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,556 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 39.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 627.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,448 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 756.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 691.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.86 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in Uganda?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in Uganda was 53,981 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 9.47 million t in 1998.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,373 t in 2020.
- How does Uganda rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Uganda ranks 46th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.