Asia vs Malaysia: Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues
Asia
15.11 million t
in 2024
Malaysia
2.92 million t
in 2024
Asia rank
1st
Malaysia rank
2nd
Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues over time
- Asia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Asia currently reports 15.11 million t against 2.92 million t in Malaysia, a difference of 12.20 million t.
That makes Asia's figure about 5.2 times Malaysia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 2nd of 21 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128.10 million t | 4.51 million t | 123.59 million t | Asia |
| 2000s | 120.87 million t | 4.01 million t | 116.86 million t | Asia |
| 2010s | 113.57 million t | 4.02 million t | 109.55 million t | Asia |
| 2020s | 33.02 million t | 1.30 million t | 31.72 million t | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fires in organic soils — burning crop residues, Asia or Malaysia?
- Asia, at 15.11 million t against 2.92 million t in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fires in organic soils — burning crop residues between Asia and Malaysia?
- 12.20 million t, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Malaysia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Malaysia rank globally for fires in organic soils — burning crop residues?
- Asia ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 2nd of 21 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Fires in organic soils — 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.