India vs Northern America: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
India
27.08 million t
in 2024
Northern America
45.98 million t
in 2024
India rank
11th
Northern America rank
14th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- India
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 45.98 million t against 27.08 million t in India, a difference of 18.90 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.7 times India's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 14th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Northern America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.10 million t | 37.45 million t | 12.35 million t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 31.05 million t | 18.77 million t | 12.28 million t | India |
| 2010s | 50.70 million t | 27.92 million t | 22.78 million t | India |
| 2020s | 40.02 million t | 60.82 million t | 20.80 million t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, India or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 45.98 million t against 27.08 million t in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between India and Northern America?
- 18.90 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Northern America rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- India ranks 11th and Northern America ranks 14th 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.