Thailand vs Western Africa: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues
Thailand
12.25 million t
in 2024
Western Africa
7.66 million t
in 2024
Thailand rank
11th
Western Africa rank
13th
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Thailand
- Western Africa
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 12.25 million t against 7.66 million t in Western Africa, a difference of 4.59 million t.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.6 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Africa ahead.
Thailand ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 2 and Western Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.06 million t | 33.17 million t | 20.11 million t | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 16.05 million t | 16.37 million t | 321,460 t | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 18.09 million t | 9.98 million t | 8.11 million t | Thailand |
| 2020s | 17.02 million t | 7.74 million t | 9.28 million t | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burning crop residues, Thailand or Western Africa?
- Thailand, at 12.25 million t against 7.66 million t in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burning crop residues between Thailand and Western Africa?
- 4.59 million t, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Western Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and Western Africa rank globally for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Thailand ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 13th 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.