Africa vs OECD: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Africa
131.29 million t
in 2024
OECD
73.91 million t
in 2024
Africa rank
4th
OECD rank
2nd
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Africa
- OECD
How they compare
Africa currently reports 131.29 million t against 73.91 million t in OECD, a difference of 57.38 million t.
That makes Africa's figure about 1.8 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 4th and OECD ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 173.74 million t | 81.54 million t | 92.20 million t | Africa |
| 2000s | 183.35 million t | 54.60 million t | 128.75 million t | Africa |
| 2010s | 225.04 million t | 69.05 million t | 155.99 million t | Africa |
| 2020s | 158.67 million t | 102.81 million t | 55.86 million t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Africa or OECD?
- Africa, at 131.29 million t against 73.91 million t in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Africa and OECD?
- 57.38 million t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and OECD rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Africa ranks 4th and OECD ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — 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.