Africa vs Botswana: Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Africa
27.39 million t
in 2024
Botswana
13.64 million t
in 2024
Africa rank
5th
Botswana rank
5th
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Africa
- Botswana
How they compare
Africa currently reports 27.39 million t against 13.64 million t in Botswana, a difference of 13.76 million t.
That makes Africa's figure about 2.0 times Botswana's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 5th and Botswana ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.11 million t | 19.36 million t | 73.75 million t | Africa |
| 2000s | 72.99 million t | 22.40 million t | 50.59 million t | Africa |
| 2010s | 68.03 million t | 32.21 million t | 35.82 million t | Africa |
| 2020s | 79.93 million t | 49.66 million t | 30.27 million t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues, Africa or Botswana?
- Africa, at 27.39 million t against 13.64 million t in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues between Africa and Botswana?
- 13.76 million t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Botswana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Botswana rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Africa ranks 5th and Botswana ranks 5th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.