Europe vs Iraq: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Europe
14.58 million t
in 2024
Iraq
1.33 million t
in 2024
Europe rank
8th
Iraq rank
7th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Europe
- Iraq
How they compare
Europe currently reports 14.58 million t against 1.33 million t in Iraq, a difference of 13.25 million t.
That makes Europe's figure about 10.9 times Iraq's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Europe ranks 8th and Iraq ranks 7th of 31 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.52 million t | 392,827 t | 12.13 million t | Europe |
| 2000s | 8.83 million t | 56,029 t | 8.77 million t | Europe |
| 2010s | 7.16 million t | 277,425 t | 6.88 million t | Europe |
| 2020s | 10.97 million t | 535,457 t | 10.44 million t | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues, Europe or Iraq?
- Europe, at 14.58 million t against 1.33 million t in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Europe and Iraq?
- 13.25 million t, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Iraq?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Iraq rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Europe ranks 8th and Iraq ranks 7th 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.