Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Northern America: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 45.97 million t against 1.82 million t in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 44.15 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 25.3 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 10th of 22 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.50 million t | 37.35 million t | 34.85 million t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 2.79 million t | 18.74 million t | 15.95 million t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 1.96 million t | 27.90 million t | 25.94 million t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 1.63 million t | 60.81 million t | 59.18 million t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 45.97 million t against 1.82 million t in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Northern America?
- 44.15 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Northern America rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 8th and Northern America ranks 10th of 22 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.