Asia vs Australia and New Zealand: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Asia
4.73 million t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
167.56 million t
in 2024
Asia rank
1st
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Asia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 167.56 million t against 4.73 million t in Asia, a difference of 162.83 million t.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 35.4 times Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 1st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 21 groups.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.44 million t | 276.88 million t | 273.44 million t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 857,628 t | 307.18 million t | 306.32 million t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 860,943 t | 290.46 million t | 289.60 million t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.09 million t | 208.24 million t | 206.15 million t | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues, Asia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 167.56 million t against 4.73 million t in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 162.83 million t, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Asia ranks 1st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 21 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.