Colombia vs Portugal: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Colombia
1.49 million t
in 2024
Portugal
1.57 million t
in 2024
Colombia rank
39th
Portugal rank
36th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Colombia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.57 million t against 1.49 million t in Colombia, a difference of 84,060 t.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 36th of 219 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.39 million t | 743,955 t | 1.65 million t | Colombia |
| 2000s | 2.96 million t | 813,649 t | 2.15 million t | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2.56 million t | 833,796 t | 1.73 million t | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2.74 million t | 679,439 t | 2.06 million t | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Colombia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.57 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 Portugal?
- 84,060 t, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Portugal rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Colombia ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 36th 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.