Africa vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Africa
646.98 million t
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
14.81 million t
in 2024
Africa rank
5th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
8th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Africa
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Africa currently reports 646.98 million t against 14.81 million t in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 632.17 million t.
That makes Africa's figure about 43.7 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 5th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 600.04 million t | 9.09 million t | 590.94 million t | Africa |
| 2000s | 786.81 million t | 11.43 million t | 775.38 million t | Africa |
| 2010s | 944.62 million t | 10.28 million t | 934.34 million t | Africa |
| 2020s | 714.75 million t | 14.61 million t | 700.14 million t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Africa or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Africa, at 646.98 million t against 14.81 million t in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Africa and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 632.17 million t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Africa ranks 5th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 8th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.