Americas vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Americas
236.16 million t
in 2024
Lao People's Democratic Republic
3.47 million t
in 2024
Americas rank
10th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
9th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Americas
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Americas currently reports 236.16 million t against 3.47 million t in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 232.69 million t.
That makes Americas's figure about 68.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 10th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 9th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 188.55 million t | 1.38 million t | 187.17 million t | Americas |
| 2000s | 207.89 million t | 1.54 million t | 206.34 million t | Americas |
| 2010s | 193.16 million t | 2.36 million t | 190.80 million t | Americas |
| 2020s | 204.95 million t | 3.09 million t | 201.86 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Americas, at 236.16 million t against 3.47 million t in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Americas and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 232.69 million t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Americas ranks 10th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 9th 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.