Americas vs Mexico: Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues
Americas
911,172 t
in 2024
Mexico
124,851 t
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
Mexico rank
10th
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Americas
- Mexico
How they compare
Americas currently reports 911,172 t against 124,851 t in Mexico, a difference of 786,321 t.
That makes Americas's figure about 7.3 times Mexico's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 10th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.04 million t | 955,350 t | 10.08 million t | Americas |
| 2000s | 5.74 million t | 535,609 t | 5.20 million t | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.21 million t | 321,295 t | 884,105 t | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.26 million t | 366,532 t | 890,435 t | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burning crop residues, Americas or Mexico?
- Americas, at 911,172 t against 124,851 t in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burning crop residues between Americas and Mexico?
- 786,321 t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Mexico rank globally for closed shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Americas ranks 8th and Mexico ranks 10th 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.