Eastern Asia vs Ethiopia: Grassland — Burning crop residues
Eastern Asia
1.67 million t
in 2024
Ethiopia
4.99 million t
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
21st
Ethiopia rank
23rd
Grassland — Burning crop residues over time
- Eastern Asia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 4.99 million t against 1.67 million t in Eastern Asia, a difference of 3.32 million t.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.0 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 21st and Ethiopia ranks 23rd of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eastern Asia averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.23 million t | 2.89 million t | 1.34 million t | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 4.98 million t | 4.93 million t | 46,743 t | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 4.85 million t | 5.66 million t | 805,976 t | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.83 million t | 4.90 million t | 2.07 million t | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burning crop residues, Eastern Asia or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 4.99 million t against 1.67 million t in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burning crop residues between Eastern Asia and Ethiopia?
- 3.32 million t, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Asia and Ethiopia rank globally for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Eastern Asia ranks 21st and Ethiopia ranks 23rd of 31 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.
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.