Myanmar vs South America: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Myanmar
53.93 million t
in 2024
South America
627.65 million t
in 2024
Myanmar rank
5th
South America rank
7th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Myanmar
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 627.65 million t against 53.93 million t in Myanmar, a difference of 573.72 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 11.6 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South America ahead.
Myanmar ranks 5th and South America ranks 7th of 218 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.24 million t | 159.25 million t | 105.02 million t | South America |
| 2000s | 72.22 million t | 170.93 million t | 98.72 million t | South America |
| 2010s | 75.30 million t | 148.32 million t | 73.02 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 70.71 million t | 280.50 million t | 209.79 million t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Myanmar or South America?
- South America, at 627.65 million t against 53.93 million t in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Myanmar and South America?
- 573.72 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and South America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and South America rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Myanmar ranks 5th and South America ranks 7th 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.