Angola vs Southern Africa: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Angola
649,907 t
in 2024
Southern Africa
16.08 million t
in 2024
Angola rank
9th
Southern Africa rank
6th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Angola
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 16.08 million t against 649,907 t in Angola, a difference of 15.43 million t.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 24.7 times Angola's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 9th and Southern Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 million t | 30.33 million t | 28.67 million t | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 1.59 million t | 34.76 million t | 33.17 million t | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 1.15 million t | 45.63 million t | 44.47 million t | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 547,315 t | 65.60 million t | 65.05 million t | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues, Angola or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 16.08 million t against 649,907 t in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Angola and Southern Africa?
- 15.43 million t, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Southern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Southern Africa rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Angola ranks 9th and Southern Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
- 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.