India vs Iraq: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
India
2.16 million t
in 2024
Iraq
2.08 million t
in 2024
India rank
42nd
Iraq rank
43rd
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- India
- Iraq
How they compare
India currently reports 2.16 million t against 2.08 million t in Iraq, a difference of 82,210 t.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 42nd and Iraq ranks 43rd of 221 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.29 million t | 697,568 t | 1.59 million t | India |
| 2000s | 2.66 million t | 172,113 t | 2.49 million t | India |
| 2010s | 2.98 million t | 913,842 t | 2.07 million t | India |
| 2020s | 2.81 million t | 1.22 million t | 1.59 million t | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, India or Iraq?
- India, at 2.16 million t against 2.08 million t in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between India and Iraq?
- 82,210 t, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iraq?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Iraq rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- India ranks 42nd and Iraq ranks 43rd 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.