Canada vs Senegal: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Canada
14.30 million t
in 2024
Senegal
18.06 million t
in 2024
Canada rank
25th
Senegal rank
23rd
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Canada
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 18.06 million t against 14.30 million t in Canada, a difference of 3.76 million t.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Canada ranks 25th and Senegal ranks 23rd of 221 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.59 million t | 22.63 million t | 14.05 million t | Senegal |
| 2000s | 4.82 million t | 20.95 million t | 16.13 million t | Senegal |
| 2010s | 7.09 million t | 18.46 million t | 11.37 million t | Senegal |
| 2020s | 14.04 million t | 19.72 million t | 5.69 million t | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Canada or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 18.06 million t against 14.30 million t in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Canada and Senegal?
- 3.76 million t, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Senegal rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Canada ranks 25th and Senegal 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.