Africa vs South Africa: Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues
Africa
9.56 million t
in 2024
South Africa
965,302 t
in 2024
Africa rank
3rd
South Africa rank
5th
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Africa
- South Africa
How they compare
Africa currently reports 9.56 million t against 965,302 t in South Africa, a difference of 8.59 million t.
That makes Africa's figure about 9.9 times South Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 3rd and South Africa 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 | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.87 million t | 4.01 million t | 27.87 million t | Africa |
| 2000s | 27.35 million t | 2.26 million t | 25.09 million t | Africa |
| 2010s | 19.66 million t | 1.87 million t | 17.79 million t | Africa |
| 2020s | 12.87 million t | 769,314 t | 12.10 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 South Africa?
- Africa, at 9.56 million t against 965,302 t in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burning crop residues between Africa and South Africa?
- 8.59 million t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and South Africa rank globally for closed shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Africa ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 5th 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.