India vs Southern Asia: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
India
10.01 million t
in 2024
Southern Asia
29.50 million t
in 2024
India rank
12th
Southern Asia rank
11th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- India
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 29.50 million t against 10.01 million t in India, a difference of 19.49 million t.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.9 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 12th and Southern Asia ranks 11th of 218 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.40 million t | 12.62 million t | 5.22 million t | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 9.66 million t | 15.31 million t | 5.65 million t | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 12.78 million t | 22.32 million t | 9.54 million t | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 9.54 million t | 20.03 million t | 10.50 million t | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, India or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 29.50 million t against 10.01 million t in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between India and Southern Asia?
- 19.49 million t, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Southern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Southern Asia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- India ranks 12th and Southern Asia ranks 11th 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.