Eastern Asia vs Senegal: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Eastern Asia
2.17 million t
in 2024
Senegal
18.06 million t
in 2024
Eastern Asia rank
24th
Senegal rank
23rd
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Eastern Asia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 18.06 million t against 2.17 million t in Eastern Asia, a difference of 15.89 million t.
That makes Senegal's figure about 8.3 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Eastern Asia ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 23rd of 31 groups.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.37 million t | 22.63 million t | 16.26 million t | Senegal |
| 2000s | 8.11 million t | 20.95 million t | 12.84 million t | Senegal |
| 2010s | 6.52 million t | 18.46 million t | 11.93 million t | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.60 million t | 19.72 million t | 16.13 million t | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Eastern Asia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 18.06 million t against 2.17 million t in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Eastern Asia and Senegal?
- 15.89 million t, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Asia and Senegal rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Eastern Asia ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 23rd of 31 groups.
- 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.