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

11.94Mt · 2025-13.8% since 2015

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

20002025

Every year

YearValue (t)Note
202511,942,753.489E
202421,408,062.021E
202334,827,465.045E
202222,095,026.688E
202131,656,526.733E
202013,457,080.265E
201912,829,269.93E
201816,843,235.295E
201717,545,572.903E
20169,957,063.269E
201513,852,102.119E
201417,626,956.283E
201317,991,352.07E
201224,275,400.136E
201122,620,532.526E
201024,020,053.914E
200921,752,838.262E
200819,534,280.297E
200719,432,929.642E
200616,853,423.699E
200524,477,653.485E
200414,646,859.871E
200318,840,761.902E
200230,240,520.92E
200120,398,971.679E
200023,434,291.359E

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 fires, Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-gi-6795-7245-t (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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