Ethiopia vs Southern Africa: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Ethiopia
7.14 million t
in 2024
Southern Africa
3.65 million t
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
19th
Southern Africa rank
21st
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Ethiopia
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 7.14 million t against 3.65 million t in Southern Africa, a difference of 3.49 million t.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.0 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Southern Africa ranks 21st of 219 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.47 million t | 7.62 million t | 2.86 million t | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 10.88 million t | 2.36 million t | 8.52 million t | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 8.77 million t | 2.05 million t | 6.72 million t | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 9.65 million t | 1.63 million t | 8.02 million t | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Ethiopia or Southern Africa?
- Ethiopia, at 7.14 million t against 3.65 million t in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Ethiopia and Southern Africa?
- 3.49 million t, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Southern Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Southern Africa rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th and Southern Africa ranks 21st 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.