Asia vs Nepal: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Asia
131.23 million t
in 2024
Nepal
17.48 million t
in 2024
Asia rank
5th
Nepal rank
7th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Asia
- Nepal
How they compare
Asia currently reports 131.23 million t against 17.48 million t in Nepal, a difference of 113.75 million t.
That makes Asia's figure about 7.5 times Nepal's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 5th and Nepal ranks 7th of 21 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 159.82 million t | 4.36 million t | 155.46 million t | Asia |
| 2000s | 157.53 million t | 4.41 million t | 153.12 million t | Asia |
| 2010s | 163.97 million t | 8.72 million t | 155.25 million t | Asia |
| 2020s | 141.99 million t | 9.11 million t | 132.88 million t | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Asia or Nepal?
- Asia, at 131.23 million t against 17.48 million t in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Asia and Nepal?
- 113.75 million t, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Nepal rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Asia ranks 5th and Nepal ranks 7th of 21 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.