Which has higher rice — burning crop residues, Portugal or Zambia?

Zambia, at 0.0409 kt against 0.0372 kt in Portugal as of 2050.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zambia?

65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Zambia: Rice — Burning crop residues

Portugal

0.0372 kt

in 2050

Zambia

0.0409 kt

in 2050

Portugal rank

75th

Zambia rank

72nd

Rice — Burning crop residues over time

Portugal
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0409 kt against 0.0372 kt in Portugal, a difference of 0.0037 kt.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 72nd of 134 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0531 kt	0.0002 kt	0.0528 kt	Portugal
1970s	0.0526 kt	0.0026 kt	0.05 kt	Portugal
1980s	0.0465 kt	0.0127 kt	0.0338 kt	Portugal
1990s	0.0381 kt	0.0172 kt	0.0209 kt	Portugal
2000s	0.0381 kt	0.019 kt	0.0191 kt	Portugal
2010s	0.044 kt	0.0407 kt	0.0033 kt	Portugal
2020s	0.041 kt	0.0587 kt	0.0176 kt	Zambia
2030s	0.0374 kt	0.0322 kt	0.0052 kt	Portugal
2050s	0.0372 kt	0.0409 kt	0.0037 kt	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — burning crop residues, Portugal or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0409 kt against 0.0372 kt in Portugal as of 2050.
What is the difference in rice — burning crop residues between Portugal and Zambia?: 0.0037 kt, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Zambia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Portugal and Zambia rank globally for rice — burning crop residues?: Portugal ranks 75th and Zambia ranks 72nd of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 184 places, 10,111 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).