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

1.34Mt · 2025-30.8% since 2015

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

20002025

Every year

YearValue (t)Note
20251,342,797.263E
2024965,301.574E
2023423,079.636E
2022616,324.792E
20211,510,815.191E
2020331,042.499E
2019694,269.735E
20182,183,239.774E
20173,991,952.717E
20162,820,948.633E
20151,941,801.615E
2014919,298.386E
20131,097,894.205E
20121,815,504.442E
20111,375,709.454E
20101,864,959.303E
20092,866,998.28E
20081,226,737.302E
20071,208,691.397E
20061,065,451.605E
20052,467,302.802E
20041,151,664.153E
20031,475,869.725E
20023,732,256.261E
2001969,632.404E
20006,480,613.694E

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: Closed shrubland, Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-gi-6791-7245-t (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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