South Africa vs Western Africa: All Crops — Burning crop residues

South Africa
13.16 kt
in 2050
Western Africa
47.94 kt
in 2050
South Africa rank
19th
Western Africa rank
21st

All Crops — Burning crop residues over time

  • South Africa
  • Western Africa
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How they compare

Western Africa currently reports 47.94 kt against 13.16 kt in South Africa, a difference of 34.78 kt.

That makes Western Africa's figure about 3.6 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 19th and Western Africa ranks 21st of 183 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Western Africa in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Western Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 13.65 kt 9.81 kt 3.85 kt South Africa
1970s 14.96 kt 9.69 kt 5.27 kt South Africa
1980s 15.11 kt 15.12 kt 0.0096 kt Western Africa
1990s 12.43 kt 25.97 kt 13.54 kt Western Africa
2000s 9.68 kt 26.84 kt 17.16 kt Western Africa
2010s 8.25 kt 44.23 kt 35.98 kt Western Africa
2020s 8.36 kt 52.43 kt 44.07 kt Western Africa
2030s 12.37 kt 39.21 kt 26.84 kt Western Africa
2050s 13.16 kt 47.94 kt 34.78 kt Western Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher all crops — burning crop residues, South Africa or Western Africa?
Western Africa, at 47.94 kt against 13.16 kt in South Africa as of 2050.
What is the difference in all crops — burning crop residues between South Africa and Western Africa?
34.78 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do South Africa and Western Africa rank globally for all crops — burning crop residues?
South Africa ranks 19th and Western Africa ranks 21st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as All Crops — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
All Crops — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
236 places, 13,817 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).