Madagascar vs Southern Asia: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Madagascar
249,188 t
in 2024
Southern Asia
2.38 million t
in 2024
Madagascar rank
14th
Southern Asia rank
12th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Madagascar
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 2.38 million t against 249,188 t in Madagascar, a difference of 2.13 million t.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 9.6 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 14th and Southern Asia ranks 12th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Southern Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 877,623 t | 697,702 t | 179,921 t | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 688,158 t | 333,424 t | 354,734 t | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 471,821 t | 362,774 t | 109,047 t | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 308,341 t | 1.11 million t | 798,204 t | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues, Madagascar or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 2.38 million t against 249,188 t in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Madagascar and Southern Asia?
- 2.13 million t, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Southern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Southern Asia rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Madagascar ranks 14th and Southern Asia ranks 12th 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.