Congo vs United States of America: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Congo
23.00 million t
in 2024
United States of America
12.97 million t
in 2024
Congo rank
16th
United States of America rank
19th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Congo
- United States of America
How they compare
Congo currently reports 23.00 million t against 12.97 million t in United States of America, a difference of 10.03 million t.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.8 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 19th of 221 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.49 million t | 11.05 million t | 435,140 t | Congo |
| 2000s | 14.14 million t | 12.20 million t | 1.94 million t | Congo |
| 2010s | 19.03 million t | 11.16 million t | 7.88 million t | Congo |
| 2020s | 18.15 million t | 11.84 million t | 6.31 million t | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Congo or United States of America?
- Congo, at 23.00 million t against 12.97 million t in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Congo and United States of America?
- 10.03 million t, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and United States of America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Congo and United States of America rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Congo ranks 16th and United States of America 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.