Congo vs Ethiopia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Congo
23.00 million t
in 2024
Ethiopia
21.34 million t
in 2024
Congo rank
16th
Ethiopia rank
19th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 23.00 million t against 21.34 million t in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.66 million t.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Congo ranks 16th and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 221 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.81 million t | 34.44 million t | 24.63 million t | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 14.14 million t | 33.56 million t | 19.42 million t | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 19.03 million t | 29.52 million t | 10.48 million t | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 18.15 million t | 23.80 million t | 5.66 million t | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Congo or Ethiopia?
- Congo, at 23.00 million t against 21.34 million t in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Congo and Ethiopia?
- 1.66 million t, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Congo ranks 16th and Ethiopia ranks 19th 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.