Africa vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues
Africa
9.56 million t
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo
21,118 t
in 2024
Africa rank
3rd
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
3rd
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Africa currently reports 9.56 million t against 21,118 t in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 9.53 million t.
That makes Africa's figure about 452.5 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.87 million t | 460,036 t | 31.41 million t | Africa |
| 2000s | 27.35 million t | 65,889 t | 27.29 million t | Africa |
| 2010s | 19.66 million t | 8,733 t | 19.65 million t | Africa |
| 2020s | 12.87 million t | 16,667 t | 12.85 million t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burning crop residues, Africa or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Africa, at 9.56 million t against 21,118 t in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burning crop residues between Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 9.53 million t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for closed shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Africa ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed 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.