Africa vs China: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues over time
- Africa
- China
How they compare
Africa currently reports 41.03 million t against 34.27 million t in China, a difference of 6.76 million t.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
Across the 9 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 8 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.61 million t | 15.50 million t | 1.10 million t | Africa |
| 1970s | 18.17 million t | 18.10 million t | 67,270 t | Africa |
| 1980s | 20.89 million t | 19.33 million t | 1.56 million t | Africa |
| 1990s | 25.29 million t | 22.87 million t | 2.41 million t | Africa |
| 2000s | 27.78 million t | 26.71 million t | 1.08 million t | Africa |
| 2010s | 38.35 million t | 38.97 million t | 621,880 t | China |
| 2020s | 43.36 million t | 43.00 million t | 354,600 t | Africa |
| 2030s | 36.09 million t | 33.26 million t | 2.83 million t | Africa |
| 2050s | 41.03 million t | 34.27 million t | 6.76 million t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — burning crop residues, Africa or China?
- Africa, at 41.03 million t against 34.27 million t in China as of 2050.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — burning crop residues between Africa and China?
- 6.76 million t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and China?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do Africa and China rank globally for maize (corn) — burning crop residues?
- Africa ranks 5th and China ranks 2nd of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Maize (corn) — 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 Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).