Americas vs Australia and New Zealand: Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Americas
160.92 million t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
18.64 million t
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
Australia and New Zealand rank
11th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Americas
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Americas currently reports 160.92 million t against 18.64 million t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 142.28 million t.
That makes Americas's figure about 8.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120.31 million t | 71.88 million t | 48.43 million t | Americas |
| 2000s | 137.64 million t | 46.49 million t | 91.16 million t | Americas |
| 2010s | 131.38 million t | 34.31 million t | 97.07 million t | Americas |
| 2020s | 139.73 million t | 23.19 million t | 116.54 million t | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues, Americas or Australia and New Zealand?
- Americas, at 160.92 million t against 18.64 million t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues between Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 142.28 million t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Americas ranks 8th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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.