Southern Asia vs Thailand: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Southern Asia
29.50 million t
in 2024
Thailand
12.25 million t
in 2024
Southern Asia rank
11th
Thailand rank
11th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Southern Asia
- Thailand
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 29.50 million t against 12.25 million t in Thailand, a difference of 17.26 million t.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.4 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Southern Asia ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Southern Asia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Asia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.62 million t | 13.06 million t | 442,363 t | Thailand |
| 2000s | 15.31 million t | 16.05 million t | 745,289 t | Thailand |
| 2010s | 22.32 million t | 18.09 million t | 4.23 million t | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 20.03 million t | 17.02 million t | 3.02 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, Southern Asia or Thailand?
- Southern Asia, at 29.50 million t against 12.25 million t in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Southern Asia and Thailand?
- 17.26 million t, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Southern Asia and Thailand rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Southern Asia ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 11th 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.