India vs Middle Africa: Other forest — Burning crop residues
India
17.06 million t
in 2024
Middle Africa
12.45 million t
in 2024
India rank
6th
Middle Africa rank
3rd
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- India
- Middle Africa
How they compare
India currently reports 17.06 million t against 12.45 million t in Middle Africa, a difference of 4.61 million t.
That makes India's figure about 1.4 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 6th and Middle Africa ranks 3rd of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Middle Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.71 million t | 21.59 million t | 3.89 million t | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 21.39 million t | 14.97 million t | 6.42 million t | India |
| 2010s | 37.92 million t | 11.34 million t | 26.57 million t | India |
| 2020s | 30.48 million t | 11.90 million t | 18.59 million t | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, India or Middle Africa?
- India, at 17.06 million t against 12.45 million t in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between India and Middle Africa?
- 4.61 million t, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Middle Africa rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- India ranks 6th and Middle Africa ranks 3rd 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.