Botswana vs Eastern Africa: Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues
Botswana
423,395 t
in 2024
Eastern Africa
553,044 t
in 2024
Botswana rank
7th
Eastern Africa rank
10th
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Botswana
- Eastern Africa
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 553,044 t against 423,395 t in Botswana, a difference of 129,649 t.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 7th and Eastern Africa ranks 10th of 219 countries.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eastern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 676,294 t | 7.20 million t | 6.52 million t | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 453,580 t | 7.76 million t | 7.30 million t | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 1.48 million t | 3.35 million t | 1.87 million t | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 320,789 t | 1.11 million t | 784,993 t | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burning crop residues, Botswana or Eastern Africa?
- Eastern Africa, at 553,044 t against 423,395 t in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burning crop residues between Botswana and Eastern Africa?
- 129,649 t, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eastern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Eastern Africa rank globally for closed shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Botswana ranks 7th and Eastern Africa ranks 10th 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.