Northern America vs South Africa: Grassland — Burning crop residues
Northern America
8.69 million t
in 2024
South Africa
16.59 million t
in 2024
Northern America rank
15th
South Africa rank
14th
Grassland — Burning crop residues over time
- Northern America
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 16.59 million t against 8.69 million t in Northern America, a difference of 7.90 million t.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.9 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Northern America ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 14th of 31 groups.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.38 million t | 8.88 million t | 4.50 million t | South Africa |
| 2000s | 4.67 million t | 13.88 million t | 9.21 million t | South Africa |
| 2010s | 5.99 million t | 11.77 million t | 5.78 million t | South Africa |
| 2020s | 6.28 million t | 14.33 million t | 8.06 million t | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burning crop residues, Northern America or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 16.59 million t against 8.69 million t in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burning crop residues between Northern America and South Africa?
- 7.90 million t, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and South Africa rank globally for grassland — burning crop residues?
- Northern America ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 14th 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.