Madagascar vs Northern America: Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues
Madagascar
97,744 t
in 2024
Northern America
486,010 t
in 2024
Madagascar rank
13th
Northern America rank
11th
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Madagascar
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 486,010 t against 97,744 t in Madagascar, a difference of 388,266 t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.0 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.
Madagascar ranks 13th and Northern America ranks 11th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Northern America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 861,191 t | 1.79 million t | 933,375 t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 1.42 million t | 1.66 million t | 244,644 t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 710,989 t | 526,432 t | 184,557 t | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 273,907 t | 573,303 t | 299,396 t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burning crop residues, Madagascar or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 486,010 t against 97,744 t in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burning crop residues between Madagascar and Northern America?
- 388,266 t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Northern America rank globally for closed shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Madagascar ranks 13th and Northern America ranks 11th 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.