Madagascar vs South America: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Madagascar
249,188 t
in 2024
South America
882,514 t
in 2024
Madagascar rank
14th
South America rank
16th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Madagascar
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 882,514 t against 249,188 t in Madagascar, a difference of 633,326 t.
That makes South America's figure about 3.5 times Madagascar's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 14th and South America ranks 16th of 218 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 877,623 t | 10.66 million t | 9.78 million t | South America |
| 2000s | 688,158 t | 7.78 million t | 7.09 million t | South America |
| 2010s | 471,821 t | 2.56 million t | 2.09 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 308,341 t | 1.53 million t | 1.22 million t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues, Madagascar or South America?
- South America, at 882,514 t against 249,188 t in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Madagascar and South America?
- 633,326 t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and South America rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Madagascar ranks 14th and South America ranks 16th 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.