Asia vs Brazil: Grassland — Burning crop residues
Asia
10.25 million t
in 2024
Brazil
34.00 million t
in 2024
Asia rank
5th
Brazil rank
7th
Grassland — Burning crop residues over time
- Asia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 34.00 million t against 10.25 million t in Asia, a difference of 23.75 million t.
That makes Brazil's figure about 3.3 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Asia ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 7th of 22 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 3 and Brazil in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.72 million t | 16.64 million t | 13.07 million t | Asia |
| 2000s | 51.12 million t | 25.43 million t | 25.69 million t | Asia |
| 2010s | 35.52 million t | 27.76 million t | 7.76 million t | Asia |
| 2020s | 18.58 million t | 26.41 million t | 7.84 million t | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burning crop residues, Asia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 34.00 million t against 10.25 million t in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burning crop residues between Asia and Brazil?
- 23.75 million t, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Brazil rank globally for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Asia ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 7th of 22 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — 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.