Burkina Faso vs Western Asia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Burkina Faso
16.94 million t
in 2024
Western Asia
3.42 million t
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
24th
Western Asia rank
23rd
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Burkina Faso
- Western Asia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 16.94 million t against 3.42 million t in Western Asia, a difference of 13.51 million t.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 4.9 times Western Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Western Asia ranks 23rd of 221 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.07 million t | 1.83 million t | 13.23 million t | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 15.60 million t | 791,848 t | 14.81 million t | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 9.56 million t | 1.64 million t | 7.92 million t | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 10.19 million t | 2.06 million t | 8.13 million 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 Western Asia?
- Burkina Faso, at 16.94 million t against 3.42 million t in Western Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Burkina Faso and Western Asia?
- 13.51 million t, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Western Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Western Asia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Western Asia ranks 23rd 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.