Europe vs South Africa: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Europe
43.45 million t
in 2024
South Africa
21.41 million t
in 2024
Europe rank
14th
South Africa rank
17th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Europe
- South Africa
How they compare
Europe currently reports 43.45 million t against 21.41 million t in South Africa, a difference of 22.04 million t.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.0 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe ahead.
Europe ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 17th of 31 groups.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.99 million t | 22.58 million t | 17.41 million t | Europe |
| 2000s | 40.97 million t | 20.96 million t | 20.00 million t | Europe |
| 2010s | 39.32 million t | 17.76 million t | 21.56 million t | Europe |
| 2020s | 40.27 million t | 24.69 million t | 15.59 million t | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Europe or South Africa?
- Europe, at 43.45 million t against 21.41 million t in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Europe and South Africa?
- 22.04 million t, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Europe and South Africa rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Europe ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 17th 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.