Northern Africa vs Portugal: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Northern Africa
60,401 t
in 2024
Portugal
1.57 million t
in 2024
Northern Africa rank
25th
Portugal rank
22nd
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Northern Africa
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.57 million t against 60,401 t in Northern Africa, a difference of 1.51 million t.
That makes Portugal's figure about 26.0 times Northern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern Africa ahead.
Northern Africa ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern Africa averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Africa | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.00 million t | 743,955 t | 15.26 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2000s | 5.07 million t | 813,649 t | 4.26 million t | Northern Africa |
| 2010s | 712,079 t | 833,796 t | 121,717 t | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1.00 million t | 679,439 t | 323,091 t | Northern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Northern Africa or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.57 million t against 60,401 t in Northern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Northern Africa and Portugal?
- 1.51 million t, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Africa and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern Africa and Portugal rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Northern Africa ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 22nd 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.