Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in United States of America
United States of America: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues was 1.72 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in United States of America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 1.72 million t for woody savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 43.6% on the previous year and up 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burning crop residues in United States of America peaked at 3.94 million t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 629,289 t, in 2001.
United States of America ranks 17th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues in United States of America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.81 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.81 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.81 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.81 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.81 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.81 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.51 million t | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 797,859 t | -47.2% |
| 1998 | 1.30 million t | +62.3% |
| 1999 | 1.43 million t | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 1.22 million t | -14.4% |
| 2001 | 629,289 t | -48.6% |
| 2002 | 1.16 million t | +84.8% |
| 2003 | 1.22 million t | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.94 million t | +224.0% |
| 2005 | 2.72 million t | -31.0% |
| 2006 | 1.56 million t | -42.5% |
| 2007 | 2.77 million t | +77.2% |
| 2008 | 1.14 million t | -58.7% |
| 2009 | 2.55 million t | +122.9% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million t | -57.1% |
| 2011 | 2.46 million t | +124.2% |
| 2012 | 1.55 million t | -37.0% |
| 2013 | 1.67 million t | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 986,599 t | -41.1% |
| 2015 | 3.53 million t | +257.6% |
| 2016 | 1.24 million t | -64.8% |
| 2017 | 2.06 million t | +66.2% |
| 2018 | 1.78 million t | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 1.97 million t | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 2.12 million t | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 2.73 million t | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 2.27 million t | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million t | -47.3% |
| 2024 | 1.72 million t | +43.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 million t | 797,859 t | 1.81 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 million t | 629,289 t | 3.94 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 million t | 986,599 t | 3.53 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 million t | 1.20 million t | 2.73 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,347 t compare
- 14 Thailand 1.03 million t compare
- 15 Cambodia 949,563 t compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 425.08 t compare
- 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
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is woody savanna — burning crop residues in United States of America?
- Woody savanna — burning crop residues in United States of America was 1.72 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.94 million t in 2004.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burning crop residues recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 629,289 t in 2001.
- How does United States of America rank for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- United States of America ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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.