Colombia vs Indonesia: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Colombia
1.49 million t
in 2024
Indonesia
1.49 million t
in 2024
Colombia rank
39th
Indonesia rank
38th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Colombia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 1.49 million t against 1.49 million t in Colombia, a difference of 1,370 t.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
Colombia ranks 39th and Indonesia ranks 38th of 219 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.39 million t | 51.92 million t | 49.53 million t | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 2.96 million t | 14.51 million t | 11.55 million t | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 2.56 million t | 12.36 million t | 9.80 million t | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 2.74 million t | 2.91 million t | 168,824 t | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Colombia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 1.49 million t against 1.49 million t in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Colombia and Indonesia?
- 1,370 t, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Indonesia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Indonesia rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Colombia ranks 39th and Indonesia ranks 38th 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.
Individual pages
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.