Afghanistan vs Somalia: Open shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square

Afghanistan
0.0042 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Somalia
0.0097 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
34th
Somalia rank
32nd

Open shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
00.20.40.6199020062023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0097 t per square kilometre against 0.0042 t per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0055 t per square kilometre.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 32nd of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2511 t per square kilometre 0.046 t per square kilometre 0.2052 t per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 0.0373 t per square kilometre 0.0112 t per square kilometre 0.0261 t per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 0.0045 t per square kilometre 0.0295 t per square kilometre 0.025 t per square kilometre Somalia
2020s 0.0178 t per square kilometre 0.0175 t per square kilometre 0.0002 t per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Afghanistan or Somalia?
Somalia, at 0.0097 t per square kilometre against 0.0042 t per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Afghanistan and Somalia?
0.0055 t per square kilometre, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Afghanistan ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 32nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.