India vs Russian Federation: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
India
27.08 million t
in 2024
Russian Federation
30.67 million t
in 2024
India rank
11th
Russian Federation rank
8th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- India
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 30.67 million t against 27.08 million t in India, a difference of 3.59 million t.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russian Federation ahead.
India ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 8th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Russian Federation in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.32 million t | 57.92 million t | 35.60 million t | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 31.05 million t | 47.42 million t | 16.37 million t | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 50.70 million t | 53.98 million t | 3.29 million t | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 40.02 million t | 25.68 million t | 14.34 million t | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, India or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 30.67 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 Russian Federation?
- 3.59 million t, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russian Federation?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do India and Russian Federation rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- India ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 8th 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.