Madagascar vs Northern America: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Madagascar
249,188 t
in 2024
Northern America
1.40 million t
in 2024
Madagascar rank
14th
Northern America rank
15th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Madagascar
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 1.40 million t against 249,188 t in Madagascar, a difference of 1.15 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.6 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.
Madagascar ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 15th of 218 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 877,623 t | 7.09 million t | 6.21 million t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 688,158 t | 2.84 million t | 2.15 million t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 471,821 t | 1.92 million t | 1.45 million t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 308,341 t | 2.67 million t | 2.36 million t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues, Madagascar or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 1.40 million t against 249,188 t in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Madagascar and Northern America?
- 1.15 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Northern America rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Madagascar ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 15th 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.