Northern America vs Thailand: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Northern America
45.98 million t
in 2024
Thailand
19.11 million t
in 2024
Northern America rank
14th
Thailand rank
14th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Northern America
- Thailand
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 45.98 million t against 19.11 million t in Thailand, a difference of 26.87 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.4 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 14th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.45 million t | 16.08 million t | 21.37 million t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 18.77 million t | 19.23 million t | 457,361 t | Thailand |
| 2010s | 27.92 million t | 22.85 million t | 5.06 million t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 60.82 million t | 22.92 million t | 37.90 million t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Northern America or Thailand?
- Northern America, at 45.98 million t against 19.11 million t in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Northern America and Thailand?
- 26.87 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Thailand rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Northern America ranks 14th and Thailand ranks 14th 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.