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

8.91Mt · 2025-7.3% since 2015

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

20002025

Every year

YearValue (t)Note
20258,908,687.92E
202416,588,764.446E
202318,423,537.958E
202210,106,963.006E
202115,960,636.203E
202010,594,672.472E
201910,178,194.01E
201810,327,802.973E
201710,034,948.178E
20164,679,328.432E
20159,608,730.965E
201414,392,731.737E
201313,912,017.02E
201212,663,497.602E
201115,619,614.723E
201016,256,047.604E
200913,992,602.181E
200815,327,818.595E
200714,389,349.239E
200614,046,644.488E
200519,075,969.139E
200411,757,627.491E
200312,244,252.177E
200217,824,352.571E
200114,867,832.883E
20005,282,166.501E

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: Grassland, Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-gi-6794-7245-t (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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