Brazil vs Kenya: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Brazil
21,103 t
in 2024
Kenya
29,949 t
in 2024
Brazil rank
25th
Kenya rank
24th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Brazil
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 29,949 t against 21,103 t in Brazil, a difference of 8,846 t.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 25th and Kenya ranks 24th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.56 million t | 624,305 t | 1.94 million t | Brazil |
| 2000s | 364,866 t | 31,027 t | 333,839 t | Brazil |
| 2010s | 52,706 t | 57,696 t | 4,990 t | Kenya |
| 2020s | 22,389 t | 32,393 t | 10,004 t | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues, Brazil or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 29,949 t against 21,103 t in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Brazil and Kenya?
- 8,846 t, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Kenya rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Brazil ranks 25th and Kenya ranks 24th 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.