Burkina Faso vs Central Asia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Burkina Faso
16.94 million t
in 2024
Central Asia
2.12 million t
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
24th
Central Asia rank
25th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Burkina Faso
- Central Asia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 16.94 million t against 2.12 million t in Central Asia, a difference of 14.82 million t.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 8.0 times Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Central Asia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Central Asia ranks 25th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Central Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.46 million t | 30.44 million t | 14.98 million t | Central Asia |
| 2000s | 15.60 million t | 43.04 million t | 27.44 million t | Central Asia |
| 2010s | 9.56 million t | 25.53 million t | 15.97 million t | Central Asia |
| 2020s | 10.19 million t | 10.12 million t | 69,824 t | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Burkina Faso or Central Asia?
- Burkina Faso, at 16.94 million t against 2.12 million t in Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Burkina Faso and Central Asia?
- 14.82 million t, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central Asia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Central Asia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Central Asia ranks 25th 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.