Asia vs OECD: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Asia
67.74 million t
in 2024
OECD
73.91 million t
in 2024
Asia rank
2nd
OECD rank
2nd
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Asia
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 73.91 million t against 67.74 million t in Asia, a difference of 6.17 million t.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 2nd of 22 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 2 and OECD in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.40 million t | 81.54 million t | 10.14 million t | OECD |
| 2000s | 96.65 million t | 54.60 million t | 42.05 million t | Asia |
| 2010s | 100.03 million t | 69.05 million t | 30.97 million t | Asia |
| 2020s | 79.38 million t | 102.81 million t | 23.42 million t | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Asia or OECD?
- OECD, at 73.91 million t against 67.74 million t in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Asia and OECD?
- 6.17 million t, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and OECD rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Asia ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 2nd of 22 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.