Americas vs Namibia: Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Americas
3.46 million t
in 2024
Namibia
1.04 million t
in 2024
Americas rank
11th
Namibia rank
9th
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Americas
- Namibia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 3.46 million t against 1.04 million t in Namibia, a difference of 2.42 million t.
That makes Americas's figure about 3.3 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 11th and Namibia ranks 9th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.89 million t | 9.60 million t | 20.29 million t | Americas |
| 2000s | 16.84 million t | 13.61 million t | 3.23 million t | Americas |
| 2010s | 6.67 million t | 18.28 million t | 11.61 million t | Namibia |
| 2020s | 5.87 million t | 12.70 million t | 6.82 million t | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues, Americas or Namibia?
- Americas, at 3.46 million t against 1.04 million t in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues between Americas and Namibia?
- 2.42 million t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Namibia rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Americas ranks 11th and Namibia ranks 9th 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.