Australia vs Central America: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Australia
6.13 million t
in 2024
Central America
20.19 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Central America rank
14th
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Australia
- Central America
How they compare
Central America currently reports 20.19 million t against 6.13 million t in Australia, a difference of 14.06 million t.
That makes Central America's figure about 3.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and Central America ranks 14th of 219 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.26 million t | 10.61 million t | 19.65 million t | Australia |
| 2000s | 23.79 million t | 9.37 million t | 14.42 million t | Australia |
| 2010s | 27.74 million t | 9.76 million t | 17.98 million t | Australia |
| 2020s | 21.90 million t | 13.61 million t | 8.29 million t | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Australia or Central America?
- Central America, at 20.19 million t against 6.13 million t in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Australia and Central America?
- 14.06 million t, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Central America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Central America rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Australia ranks 15th and Central America ranks 14th 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.