China vs South America: Other forest — Burning crop residues
China
4.29 million t
in 2024
South America
15.59 million t
in 2024
China rank
16th
South America rank
16th
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- China
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 15.59 million t against 4.29 million t in China, a difference of 11.31 million t.
That makes South America's figure about 3.6 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South America ahead.
China ranks 16th and South America ranks 16th of 219 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.27 million t | 18.11 million t | 11.84 million t | South America |
| 2000s | 7.09 million t | 17.44 million t | 10.35 million t | South America |
| 2010s | 4.54 million t | 14.77 million t | 10.23 million t | South America |
| 2020s | 4.22 million t | 16.69 million t | 12.47 million t | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, China or South America?
- South America, at 15.59 million t against 4.29 million t in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between China and South America?
- 11.31 million t, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and South America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and South America rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- China ranks 16th and South America ranks 16th 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.