Australia and New Zealand vs Southern Asia: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 19.29 million t against 6.17 million t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 13.12 million t.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 3.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th and Southern Asia ranks 15th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Southern Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.27 million t | 18.28 million t | 11.98 million t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 23.81 million t | 21.75 million t | 2.05 million t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 27.75 million t | 38.63 million t | 10.88 million t | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 21.93 million t | 31.51 million t | 9.58 million t | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Australia and New Zealand or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 19.29 million t against 6.17 million t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Australia and New Zealand and Southern Asia?
- 13.12 million t, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Southern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Southern Asia rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th and Southern Asia ranks 15th of 219 countries.
- 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.