Australia vs Middle Africa: Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues
Australia
8.21 million t
in 2024
Middle Africa
7.14 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
Middle Africa rank
2nd
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Australia
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 8.21 million t against 7.14 million t in Middle Africa, a difference of 1.07 million t.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.34 million t | 8.39 million t | 11.95 million t | Australia |
| 2000s | 38.50 million t | 11.26 million t | 27.23 million t | Australia |
| 2010s | 29.71 million t | 6.22 million t | 23.49 million t | Australia |
| 2020s | 17.55 million t | 5.45 million t | 12.11 million t | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burning crop residues, Australia or Middle Africa?
- Australia, at 8.21 million t against 7.14 million t in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burning crop residues between Australia and Middle Africa?
- 1.07 million t, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Middle Africa rank globally for closed shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
- 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.