Eastern Asia vs Ethiopia: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Eastern Asia
4.96 million t
in 2024
Ethiopia
7.14 million t
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
20th
Ethiopia rank
19th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Eastern Asia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 7.14 million t against 4.96 million t in Eastern Asia, a difference of 2.18 million t.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 20th and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 31 groups.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.05 million t | 10.47 million t | 421,784 t | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 8.81 million t | 10.88 million t | 2.07 million t | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 5.60 million t | 8.77 million t | 3.18 million t | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.64 million t | 9.65 million t | 5.01 million t | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Eastern Asia or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 7.14 million t against 4.96 million t in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Eastern Asia and Ethiopia?
- 2.18 million t, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Asia and Ethiopia rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Eastern Asia ranks 20th and Ethiopia ranks 19th 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.