Nicaragua vs Northern America: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Nicaragua
3.29 million t
in 2023
Northern America
6,954 t
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
21st
Northern America rank
20th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Nicaragua
- Northern America
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 3.29 million t against 6,954 t in Northern America, a difference of 3.29 million t.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 473.5 times Northern America's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 21st and Northern America ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 million t | 104,585 t | 972,039 t | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 630,054 t | 29,890 t | 600,164 t | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 731,075 t | 14,604 t | 716,471 t | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.33 million t | 8,403 t | 1.32 million t | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Nicaragua or Northern America?
- Nicaragua, at 3.29 million t against 6,954 t in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Nicaragua and Northern America?
- 3.29 million t, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Northern America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Northern America rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Nicaragua ranks 21st and Northern America ranks 20th 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.