South America vs South Sudan: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
South America
627.65 million t
in 2024
South Sudan
15.36 million t
in 2024
South America rank
7th
South Sudan rank
9th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- South America
- South Sudan
How they compare
South America currently reports 627.65 million t against 15.36 million t in South Sudan, a difference of 612.30 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 40.9 times South Sudan's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
South America ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 9th of 31 groups.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South America | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 122.73 million t | 9.72 million t | 113.01 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 280.50 million t | 18.17 million t | 262.33 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, South America or South Sudan?
- South America, at 627.65 million t against 15.36 million t in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between South America and South Sudan?
- 612.30 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South America and South Sudan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do South America and South Sudan rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- South America ranks 7th and South Sudan ranks 9th 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.