Americas vs Myanmar: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Americas
736.89 million t
in 2024
Myanmar
68.71 million t
in 2024
Americas rank
5th
Myanmar rank
7th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Americas
- Myanmar
How they compare
Americas currently reports 736.89 million t against 68.71 million t in Myanmar, a difference of 668.18 million t.
That makes Americas's figure about 10.7 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 5th and Myanmar ranks 7th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 243.53 million t | 70.18 million t | 173.35 million t | Americas |
| 2000s | 234.52 million t | 95.60 million t | 138.92 million t | Americas |
| 2010s | 211.49 million t | 95.33 million t | 116.16 million t | Americas |
| 2020s | 386.54 million t | 86.68 million t | 299.86 million t | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Americas or Myanmar?
- Americas, at 736.89 million t against 68.71 million t in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Americas and Myanmar?
- 668.18 million t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Myanmar rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Americas ranks 5th and Myanmar ranks 7th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — 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.