Cambodia vs Eastern Africa: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Cambodia
16.90 million t
in 2024
Eastern Africa
213.15 million t
in 2024
Cambodia rank
8th
Eastern Africa rank
9th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Cambodia
- Eastern Africa
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 213.15 million t against 16.90 million t in Cambodia, a difference of 196.25 million t.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 12.6 times Cambodia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 8th and Eastern Africa ranks 9th of 218 countries.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Eastern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.20 million t | 153.15 million t | 138.96 million t | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 24.95 million t | 220.99 million t | 196.04 million t | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 23.51 million t | 320.82 million t | 297.31 million t | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 15.26 million t | 230.98 million t | 215.72 million t | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Cambodia or Eastern Africa?
- Eastern Africa, at 213.15 million t against 16.90 million t in Cambodia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Cambodia and Eastern Africa?
- 196.25 million t, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Eastern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Eastern Africa rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Cambodia ranks 8th and Eastern Africa ranks 9th of 218 countries.
- 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.