Americas vs Australia: Savanna — Burning crop residues
Americas
131.29 million t
in 2024
Australia
18.20 million t
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
Australia rank
11th
Savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Americas
- Australia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 131.29 million t against 18.20 million t in Australia, a difference of 113.09 million t.
That makes Americas's figure about 7.2 times Australia'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 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 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.73 million t | 52.12 million t | 40.61 million t | Americas |
| 2000s | 116.93 million t | 42.12 million t | 74.81 million t | Americas |
| 2010s | 111.09 million t | 32.59 million t | 78.50 million t | Americas |
| 2020s | 116.82 million t | 22.25 million t | 94.57 million t | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burning crop residues, Americas or Australia?
- Americas, at 131.29 million t against 18.20 million t in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burning crop residues between Americas and Australia?
- 113.09 million t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Australia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Australia rank globally for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Americas ranks 8th and Australia ranks 11th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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.