Cambodia vs Europe: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Cambodia
24.88 million t
in 2024
Europe
34.30 million t
in 2024
Cambodia rank
12th
Europe rank
15th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Cambodia
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 34.30 million t against 24.88 million t in Cambodia, a difference of 9.42 million t.
That makes Europe's figure about 1.4 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe ahead.
Cambodia ranks 12th and Europe ranks 15th of 219 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.02 million t | 59.50 million t | 32.49 million t | Europe |
| 2000s | 49.37 million t | 50.53 million t | 1.16 million t | Europe |
| 2010s | 42.80 million t | 57.08 million t | 14.28 million t | Europe |
| 2020s | 23.26 million t | 29.66 million t | 6.40 million t | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Cambodia or Europe?
- Europe, at 34.30 million t against 24.88 million t in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Cambodia and Europe?
- 9.42 million t, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Europe rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Cambodia ranks 12th and Europe ranks 15th of 219 countries.
- 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.