Americas vs Brazil: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Americas
236.16 million t
in 2024
Brazil
107.86 million t
in 2024
Americas rank
10th
Brazil rank
8th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Americas
- Brazil
How they compare
Americas currently reports 236.16 million t against 107.86 million t in Brazil, a difference of 128.30 million t.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 8th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 188.55 million t | 86.66 million t | 101.89 million t | Americas |
| 2000s | 207.89 million t | 89.11 million t | 118.78 million t | Americas |
| 2010s | 193.16 million t | 96.01 million t | 97.15 million t | Americas |
| 2020s | 204.95 million t | 82.13 million t | 122.82 million t | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Americas or Brazil?
- Americas, at 236.16 million t against 107.86 million t in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Americas and Brazil?
- 128.30 million t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Brazil rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Americas ranks 10th and Brazil ranks 8th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.