Russian Federation vs South Africa: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Russian Federation
14.56 million t
in 2024
South Africa
2.28 million t
in 2024
Russian Federation rank
4th
South Africa rank
6th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Russian Federation
- South Africa
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 14.56 million t against 2.28 million t in South Africa, a difference of 12.29 million t.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 6.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.98 million t | 4.86 million t | 8.12 million t | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 8.79 million t | 3.16 million t | 5.62 million t | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 7.12 million t | 3.26 million t | 3.86 million t | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 10.95 million t | 8.76 million t | 2.19 million t | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues, Russian Federation or South Africa?
- Russian Federation, at 14.56 million t against 2.28 million t in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Russian Federation and South Africa?
- 12.29 million t, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and South Africa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Russian Federation and South Africa rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Russian Federation ranks 4th and South 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.