Australia vs United States of America: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 15.49 million t against 6.13 million t in Australia, a difference of 9.36 million t.
That makes United States of America's figure about 2.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 17th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.26 million t | 15.22 million t | 15.04 million t | Australia |
| 2000s | 23.79 million t | 13.41 million t | 10.38 million t | Australia |
| 2010s | 27.74 million t | 15.02 million t | 12.72 million t | Australia |
| 2020s | 21.90 million t | 24.39 million t | 2.48 million t | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Australia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 15.49 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 United States of America?
- 9.36 million t, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Australia ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 17th 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.