Canada vs Northern America: Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Canada
13.56 million t
in 2024
Northern America
16.69 million t
in 2024
Canada rank
14th
Northern America rank
16th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Canada
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 16.69 million t against 13.56 million t in Canada, a difference of 3.13 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 16th of 221 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.88 million t | 6.38 million t | 2.50 million t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 4.18 million t | 7.85 million t | 3.68 million t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 6.38 million t | 9.81 million t | 3.43 million t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 12.73 million t | 16.36 million t | 3.63 million t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues, Canada or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 16.69 million t against 13.56 million t in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues between Canada and Northern America?
- 3.13 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Northern America rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Canada ranks 14th and Northern America ranks 16th of 221 countries.
- 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.