Cambodia vs Myanmar: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Cambodia
16.90 million t
in 2024
Myanmar
53.93 million t
in 2024
Cambodia rank
8th
Myanmar rank
5th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Cambodia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 53.93 million t against 16.90 million t in Cambodia, a difference of 37.03 million t.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 3.2 times Cambodia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 8th and Myanmar ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.20 million t | 54.24 million t | 40.04 million t | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 24.95 million t | 72.22 million t | 47.27 million t | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 23.51 million t | 75.30 million t | 51.79 million t | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 15.26 million t | 70.71 million t | 55.45 million t | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Cambodia or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 53.93 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 Myanmar?
- 37.03 million t, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Myanmar rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Cambodia ranks 8th and Myanmar ranks 5th 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.