Northern America vs Zimbabwe: Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Northern America
1.88 million t
in 2024
Zimbabwe
260,380 t
in 2024
Northern America rank
15th
Zimbabwe rank
17th
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Northern America
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 1.88 million t against 260,380 t in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.62 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 7.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.88 million t | 1.85 million t | 7.04 million t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 4.51 million t | 5.11 million t | 602,205 t | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.45 million t | 2.08 million t | 368,170 t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 3.24 million t | 430,374 t | 2.81 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, Northern America or Zimbabwe?
- Northern America, at 1.88 million t against 260,380 t in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues between Northern America and Zimbabwe?
- 1.62 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Zimbabwe rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Northern America ranks 15th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th 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.