Brazil vs Western Europe: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Brazil
1.19 million t
in 2024
Western Europe
40,138 t
in 2024
Brazil rank
24th
Western Europe rank
26th
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Brazil
- Western Europe
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.19 million t against 40,138 t in Western Europe, a difference of 1.15 million t.
That makes Brazil's figure about 29.6 times Western Europe's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 24th and Western Europe ranks 26th of 219 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.70 million t | 165,393 t | 2.54 million t | Brazil |
| 2000s | 4.33 million t | 217,485 t | 4.11 million t | Brazil |
| 2010s | 4.06 million t | 219,499 t | 3.84 million t | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.75 million t | 265,185 t | 1.48 million t | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Brazil or Western Europe?
- Brazil, at 1.19 million t against 40,138 t in Western Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Brazil and Western Europe?
- 1.15 million t, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Western Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Western Europe rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Brazil ranks 24th and Western Europe ranks 26th 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.