Iraq vs Southern Africa: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Iraq
1.33 million t
in 2024
Southern Africa
16.08 million t
in 2024
Iraq rank
7th
Southern Africa rank
6th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Iraq
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 16.08 million t against 1.33 million t in Iraq, a difference of 14.75 million t.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 12.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 7th 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 | Iraq | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 392,827 t | 30.33 million t | 29.94 million t | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 56,029 t | 34.76 million t | 34.70 million t | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 277,425 t | 45.63 million t | 45.35 million t | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 535,457 t | 65.60 million t | 65.06 million t | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues, Iraq or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 16.08 million t against 1.33 million t in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Iraq and Southern Africa?
- 14.75 million t, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Southern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Southern Africa rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Iraq ranks 7th 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.