Indonesia vs Myanmar: Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues
Indonesia
9.80 million t
in 2024
Myanmar
2.06 million t
in 2024
Indonesia rank
1st
Myanmar rank
3rd
Fires in organic soils — Burning crop residues over time
- Indonesia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 9.80 million t against 2.06 million t in Myanmar, a difference of 7.74 million t.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 4.7 times Myanmar's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 1st and Myanmar ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121.85 million t | 1.27 million t | 120.58 million t | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 115.05 million t | 1.49 million t | 113.56 million t | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 107.50 million t | 1.81 million t | 105.68 million t | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 29.77 million t | 1.82 million t | 27.95 million t | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fires in organic soils — burning crop residues, Indonesia or Myanmar?
- Indonesia, at 9.80 million t against 2.06 million t in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fires in organic soils — burning crop residues between Indonesia and Myanmar?
- 7.74 million t, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Myanmar rank globally for fires in organic soils — burning crop residues?
- Indonesia ranks 1st and Myanmar ranks 3rd of 218 countries.
- 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.