Western Africa vs Zimbabwe: Other forest — Burning crop residues
Western Africa
18,315 t
in 2024
Zimbabwe
862,778 t
in 2024
Western Africa rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Other forest — Burning crop residues over time
- Western Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 862,778 t against 18,315 t in Western Africa, a difference of 844,463 t.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 47.1 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Africa ahead.
Western Africa ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Western Africa averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Western Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.75 million t | 1.40 million t | 24.36 million t | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 3.72 million t | 1.10 million t | 2.62 million t | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 61,085 t | 2.01 million t | 1.95 million t | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 27,797 t | 512,044 t | 484,247 t | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues, Western Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 862,778 t against 18,315 t in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues between Western Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 844,463 t, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Western Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Western Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Western Africa ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th 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.