Congo vs Mexico: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Congo
8.93 million t
in 2024
Mexico
9.48 million t
in 2024
Congo rank
15th
Mexico rank
14th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Congo
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 9.48 million t against 8.93 million t in Congo, a difference of 549,810 t.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Congo ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 14th of 218 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.42 million t | 8.74 million t | 6.31 million t | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.30 million t | 7.72 million t | 5.42 million t | Mexico |
| 2010s | 3.10 million t | 4.53 million t | 1.43 million t | Mexico |
| 2020s | 4.16 million t | 4.90 million t | 742,048 t | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Congo or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 9.48 million t against 8.93 million t in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Congo and Mexico?
- 549,810 t, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Mexico rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Congo ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 14th 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.