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South Africa: Agrifood systems emissions: Emissions from Fires: Savanna, Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)

491,942t · 2025+5.7% since 2015

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

20002025

Every year

YearValue (t)Note
2025491,942.19E
20241,293,216.145E
2023620,420.383E
2022426,759.941E
2021654,342.038E
2020492,002.532E
2019817,152.674E
2018432,793.384E
2017499,293.491E
2016485,781.647E
2015465,290.629E
2014986,084.798E
2013988,734.548E
20121,002,308.067E
2011655,998.743E
2010895,714.635E
2009821,560.775E
2008854,806.895E
2007826,509.721E
2006540,165.174E
2005690,259.651E
2004460,152.741E
2003572,031.216E
2002641,600.202E
2001723,989.891E
20006,808,543.466E

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Agrifood systems emissions: Emissions from Fires: Savanna, Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-gi-6760-7245-t (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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