Brazil vs Zambia: Savanna — Burning crop residues
Brazil
64.62 million t
in 2024
Zambia
83.34 million t
in 2024
Brazil rank
7th
Zambia rank
4th
Savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Brazil
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 83.34 million t against 64.62 million t in Brazil, a difference of 18.72 million t.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th of 221 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.66 million t | 67.26 million t | 11.60 million t | Zambia |
| 2000s | 56.79 million t | 81.69 million t | 24.90 million t | Zambia |
| 2010s | 61.39 million t | 86.20 million t | 24.81 million t | Zambia |
| 2020s | 50.58 million t | 80.92 million t | 30.34 million t | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burning crop residues, Brazil or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 83.34 million t against 64.62 million t in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burning crop residues between Brazil and Zambia?
- 18.72 million t, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Zambia rank globally for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 4th 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.