Americas vs Argentina: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Americas
2.55 million t
in 2024
Argentina
721,004 t
in 2024
Americas rank
11th
Argentina rank
8th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Americas
- Argentina
How they compare
Americas currently reports 2.55 million t against 721,004 t in Argentina, a difference of 1.83 million t.
That makes Americas's figure about 3.5 times Argentina's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and Argentina ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Argentina | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.85 million t | 6.86 million t | 12.00 million t | Americas |
| 2000s | 11.10 million t | 6.91 million t | 4.19 million t | Americas |
| 2010s | 5.47 million t | 2.29 million t | 3.18 million t | Americas |
| 2020s | 4.62 million t | 1.27 million t | 3.34 million t | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues, Americas or Argentina?
- Americas, at 2.55 million t against 721,004 t in Argentina as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Americas and Argentina?
- 1.83 million t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Argentina?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Argentina rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Americas ranks 11th and Argentina ranks 8th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — 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.