Australia vs Middle Africa: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Australia
295.62 million t
in 2024
Middle Africa
553.79 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
Middle Africa rank
2nd
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Australia
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 553.79 million t against 295.62 million t in Australia, a difference of 258.17 million t.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 1.9 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 221 countries.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 441.60 million t | 552.33 million t | 110.73 million t | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 516.75 million t | 599.21 million t | 82.46 million t | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 456.54 million t | 557.01 million t | 100.46 million t | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 332.24 million t | 532.93 million t | 200.69 million t | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Australia or Middle Africa?
- Middle Africa, at 553.79 million t against 295.62 million t in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Australia and Middle Africa?
- 258.17 million t, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Middle Africa rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 221 countries.
- 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.