Central America vs Thailand: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Central America
26.74 million t
in 2024
Thailand
12.25 million t
in 2024
Central America rank
12th
Thailand rank
11th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Central America
- Thailand
How they compare
Central America currently reports 26.74 million t against 12.25 million t in Thailand, a difference of 14.49 million t.
That makes Central America's figure about 2.2 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.
Central America ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.23 million t | 13.06 million t | 4.17 million t | Central America |
| 2000s | 17.18 million t | 16.05 million t | 1.13 million t | Central America |
| 2010s | 10.00 million t | 18.09 million t | 8.09 million t | Thailand |
| 2020s | 14.03 million t | 17.02 million t | 2.99 million t | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Central America or Thailand?
- Central America, at 26.74 million t against 12.25 million t in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Central America and Thailand?
- 14.49 million t, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Thailand rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Central America ranks 12th and Thailand ranks 11th 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.