Benin vs Niger: Grassland — Burning crop residues
Benin
2.79 million t
in 2024
Niger
3.77 million t
in 2024
Benin rank
29th
Niger rank
27th
Grassland — Burning crop residues over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 3.77 million t against 2.79 million t in Benin, a difference of 982,730 t.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 29th and Niger ranks 27th of 220 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.19 million t | 1.07 million t | 1.12 million t | Benin |
| 2000s | 3.92 million t | 1.07 million t | 2.86 million t | Benin |
| 2010s | 3.81 million t | 1.11 million t | 2.69 million t | Benin |
| 2020s | 3.21 million t | 2.57 million t | 638,444 t | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burning crop residues, Benin or Niger?
- Niger, at 3.77 million t against 2.79 million t in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burning crop residues between Benin and Niger?
- 982,730 t, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Benin ranks 29th and Niger ranks 27th of 220 countries.
- 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.
Individual pages
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.