Asia vs Brazil: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Asia
198.97 million t
in 2024
Brazil
285.39 million t
in 2024
Asia rank
4th
Brazil rank
1st
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Asia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 285.39 million t against 198.97 million t in Asia, a difference of 86.42 million t.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 1st of 22 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 231.22 million t | 95.63 million t | 135.59 million t | Asia |
| 2000s | 254.18 million t | 108.84 million t | 145.34 million t | Asia |
| 2010s | 264.00 million t | 94.31 million t | 169.69 million t | Asia |
| 2020s | 221.38 million t | 147.66 million t | 73.72 million t | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Asia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 285.39 million t against 198.97 million t in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Asia and Brazil?
- 86.42 million t, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Brazil rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Asia ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 1st of 22 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.