Middle Africa vs OECD: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Middle Africa
12.45 million t
in 2024
OECD
73.91 million t
in 2024
Middle Africa rank
3rd
OECD rank
2nd
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Middle Africa
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 73.91 million t against 12.45 million t in Middle Africa, a difference of 61.46 million t.
That makes OECD's figure about 5.9 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Middle Africa ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 2nd of 22 groups.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.59 million t | 81.54 million t | 59.95 million t | OECD |
| 2000s | 14.97 million t | 54.60 million t | 39.63 million t | OECD |
| 2010s | 11.34 million t | 69.05 million t | 57.71 million t | OECD |
| 2020s | 11.90 million t | 102.81 million t | 90.91 million t | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Middle Africa or OECD?
- OECD, at 73.91 million t against 12.45 million t in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Middle Africa and OECD?
- 61.46 million t, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Middle Africa and OECD rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Middle Africa ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 2nd of 22 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.