Ethiopia vs Northern Africa: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Ethiopia
77,020 t
in 2024
Northern Africa
150,172 t
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
19th
Northern Africa rank
20th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Ethiopia
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Northern Africa currently reports 150,172 t against 77,020 t in Ethiopia, a difference of 73,152 t.
That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.9 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Northern Africa ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Northern Africa ranks 20th of 218 countries.
Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 450,395 t | 9.08 million t | 8.63 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 94,749 t | 1.94 million t | 1.85 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 27,939 t | 257,122 t | 229,183 t | Northern Africa |
| 2020s | 89,680 t | 149,322 t | 59,642 t | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues, Ethiopia or Northern Africa?
- Northern Africa, at 150,172 t against 77,020 t in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Ethiopia and Northern Africa?
- 73,152 t, with Northern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Northern Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Northern Africa rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th and Northern Africa ranks 20th 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.