Northern Africa vs Zambia: Grassland — Burning crop residues
Northern Africa
26.73 million t
in 2024
Zambia
18.66 million t
in 2024
Northern Africa rank
14th
Zambia rank
11th
Grassland — Burning crop residues over time
- Northern Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 26.73 million t against 18.66 million t in Zambia, a difference of 8.07 million t.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern Africa ahead.
Northern Africa ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.10 million t | 11.98 million t | 49.12 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 82.77 million t | 22.11 million t | 60.66 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 35.46 million t | 22.46 million t | 13.00 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 26.22 million t | 19.71 million t | 6.51 million t | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burning crop residues, Northern Africa or Zambia?
- Northern Africa, at 26.73 million t against 18.66 million t in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burning crop residues between Northern Africa and Zambia?
- 8.07 million t, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern Africa and Zambia rank globally for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Northern Africa ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 11th 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.
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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.