Botswana vs Southern Asia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Botswana
20.04 million t
in 2024
Southern Asia
6.83 million t
in 2024
Botswana rank
22nd
Southern Asia rank
22nd
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Botswana
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 20.04 million t against 6.83 million t in Southern Asia, a difference of 13.21 million t.
That makes Botswana's figure about 2.9 times Southern Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 22nd and Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 221 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.95 million t | 3.68 million t | 47.27 million t | Botswana |
| 2000s | 40.63 million t | 3.98 million t | 36.65 million t | Botswana |
| 2010s | 48.61 million t | 4.21 million t | 44.40 million t | Botswana |
| 2020s | 67.05 million t | 5.10 million t | 61.95 million t | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Botswana or Southern Asia?
- Botswana, at 20.04 million t against 6.83 million t in Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Botswana and Southern Asia?
- 13.21 million t, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Southern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Southern Asia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Botswana ranks 22nd and Southern Asia ranks 22nd 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.