India vs Southern Asia: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
India
27.08 million t
in 2024
Southern Asia
48.79 million t
in 2024
India rank
11th
Southern Asia rank
12th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- India
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 48.79 million t against 27.08 million t in India, a difference of 21.71 million t.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 1.8 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 11th and Southern Asia ranks 12th of 219 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.10 million t | 30.90 million t | 5.80 million t | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 31.05 million t | 37.06 million t | 6.01 million t | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 50.70 million t | 60.95 million t | 10.26 million t | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 40.02 million t | 51.54 million t | 11.52 million t | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, India or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 48.79 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 Southern Asia?
- 21.71 million t, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Southern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Southern Asia rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- India ranks 11th and Southern Asia ranks 12th 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.