Americas vs Madagascar: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Americas
2.55 million t
in 2024
Madagascar
249,188 t
in 2024
Americas rank
11th
Madagascar rank
14th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Americas
- Madagascar
How they compare
Americas currently reports 2.55 million t against 249,188 t in Madagascar, a difference of 2.30 million t.
That makes Americas's figure about 10.2 times Madagascar's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 14th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.85 million t | 877,623 t | 17.98 million t | Americas |
| 2000s | 11.10 million t | 688,158 t | 10.42 million t | Americas |
| 2010s | 5.47 million t | 471,821 t | 4.99 million t | Americas |
| 2020s | 4.62 million t | 308,341 t | 4.31 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 Madagascar?
- Americas, at 2.55 million t against 249,188 t in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Americas and Madagascar?
- 2.30 million t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Madagascar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Madagascar rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Americas ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 14th 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.