Brazil vs OECD: Savanna — Burning crop residues
Brazil
64.62 million t
in 2024
OECD
29.36 million t
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
OECD rank
8th
Savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Brazil
- OECD
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 64.62 million t against 29.36 million t in OECD, a difference of 35.26 million t.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.2 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and OECD ranks 8th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and OECD in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.66 million t | 56.33 million t | 675,660 t | OECD |
| 2000s | 56.79 million t | 48.68 million t | 8.11 million t | Brazil |
| 2010s | 61.39 million t | 39.82 million t | 21.56 million t | Brazil |
| 2020s | 50.58 million t | 32.26 million t | 18.32 million t | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burning crop residues, Brazil or OECD?
- Brazil, at 64.62 million t against 29.36 million t in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burning crop residues between Brazil and OECD?
- 35.26 million t, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and OECD rank globally for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Brazil ranks 7th and OECD ranks 8th of 221 countries.
- 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.