Mexico vs Northern America: Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Mexico
393,439 t
in 2024
Northern America
1.88 million t
in 2024
Mexico rank
12th
Northern America rank
15th
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Mexico
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 1.88 million t against 393,439 t in Mexico, a difference of 1.49 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 4.8 times Mexico's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 15th of 219 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.02 million t | 8.88 million t | 6.87 million t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 1.01 million t | 4.51 million t | 3.50 million t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 1.31 million t | 2.45 million t | 1.14 million t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 787,215 t | 3.24 million t | 2.45 million t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues, Mexico or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 1.88 million t against 393,439 t in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues between Mexico and Northern America?
- 1.49 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Northern America rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Mexico ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 15th of 219 countries.
- 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.