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Nigeria: Agrifood systems emissions: Emissions from Fires: Forest fires, Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)

1.42Mt · 2025-4.0% since 2015

FAOSTAT domain GI. Agrifood systems emissions: Emissions from Fires: Forest fires, Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) (t). Annual figures for Nigeria from 2000 to 2025.

20002025

Every year

YearValue (t)Note
20251,422,009.405E
20243,292,991.774E
20232,835,166.062E
20222,229,325.696E
20212,629,166.965E
20207,706,353.474E
20192,146,286.827E
2018566,546.074E
20171,655,594.052E
20162,655,925.519E
20151,480,922.249E
20142,145,763.501E
20133,670,266.056E
20121,904,084.98E
20111,771,238.43E
20101,840,785.205E
20091,253,505.372E
20082,761,179.224E
20072,948,766.561E
20063,570,270.982E
20054,848,733.493E
20042,119,450.315E
20035,487,526.936E
20023,236,072.16E
20015,873,570.616E
200049,355,888.59E

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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FAO (2026). Agrifood systems emissions: Emissions from Fires: Forest fires, Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-gi-6992-7245-t (accessed 2026-11-10). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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