Africa vs India: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues

Africa
41.03 million t
in 2050
India
7.75 million t
in 2050
Africa rank
5th
India rank
5th

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues over time

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  • India
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 41.03 million t against 7.75 million t in India, a difference of 33.28 million t.

That makes Africa's figure about 5.3 times India's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 5th and India ranks 5th of 33 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa India Difference Ahead
1960s 16.61 million t 5.04 million t 11.56 million t Africa
1970s 18.17 million t 5.84 million t 12.32 million t Africa
1980s 20.89 million t 5.84 million t 15.05 million t Africa
1990s 25.29 million t 6.11 million t 19.18 million t Africa
2000s 27.78 million t 7.46 million t 20.32 million t Africa
2010s 38.35 million t 9.09 million t 29.26 million t Africa
2020s 43.36 million t 10.04 million t 33.32 million t Africa
2030s 36.09 million t 8.12 million t 27.98 million t Africa
2050s 41.03 million t 7.75 million t 33.28 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 India?
Africa, at 41.03 million t against 7.75 million t in India as of 2050.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — burning crop residues between Africa and India?
33.28 million t, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Africa and India rank globally for maize (corn) — burning crop residues?
Africa ranks 5th and India ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
220 places, 12,342 data points, 1961–2050
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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).