Northern America vs Zambia: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Northern America
45.97 million t
in 2024
Zambia
13.75 million t
in 2024
Northern America rank
10th
Zambia rank
8th
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Northern America
- Zambia
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 45.97 million t against 13.75 million t in Zambia, a difference of 32.23 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 3.3 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.
Northern America ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.35 million t | 9.16 million t | 28.18 million t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 18.74 million t | 11.70 million t | 7.04 million t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 27.90 million t | 21.44 million t | 6.46 million t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 60.81 million t | 12.97 million t | 47.84 million t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Northern America or Zambia?
- Northern America, at 45.97 million t against 13.75 million t in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Northern America and Zambia?
- 32.23 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Zambia rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Northern America ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 8th 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.