Northern America vs Zimbabwe: Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues
Northern America
486,010 t
in 2024
Zimbabwe
99,425 t
in 2024
Northern America rank
11th
Zimbabwe rank
12th
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Northern America
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 486,010 t against 99,425 t in Zimbabwe, a difference of 386,585 t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 4.9 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Northern America ranks 11th and Zimbabwe ranks 12th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.79 million t | 1.38 million t | 415,054 t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 1.66 million t | 4.16 million t | 2.49 million t | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 526,432 t | 1.58 million t | 1.06 million t | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 573,303 t | 300,875 t | 272,427 t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burning crop residues, Northern America or Zimbabwe?
- Northern America, at 486,010 t against 99,425 t in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burning crop residues between Northern America and Zimbabwe?
- 386,585 t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Zimbabwe rank globally for closed shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Northern America ranks 11th and Zimbabwe ranks 12th 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.