Eastern Asia vs Nepal: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Eastern Asia
4.93 million t
in 2024
Nepal
2.01 million t
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
19th
Nepal rank
21st
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Eastern Asia
- Nepal
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 4.93 million t against 2.01 million t in Nepal, a difference of 2.92 million t.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 2.4 times Nepal's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Eastern Asia ranks 19th and Nepal ranks 21st of 31 groups.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.25 million t | 338,720 t | 8.91 million t | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 8.78 million t | 216,663 t | 8.56 million t | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 5.59 million t | 453,859 t | 5.14 million t | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 4.63 million t | 819,559 t | 3.81 million t | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Eastern Asia or Nepal?
- Eastern Asia, at 4.93 million t against 2.01 million t in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Eastern Asia and Nepal?
- 2.92 million t, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Nepal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Asia and Nepal rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Eastern Asia ranks 19th and Nepal ranks 21st of 31 groups.
- 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.