Iraq vs Nicaragua: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Iraq
2.08 million t
in 2024
Nicaragua
3.08 million t
in 2023
Iraq rank
43rd
Nicaragua rank
41st
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Iraq
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 3.08 million t against 2.08 million t in Iraq, a difference of 1.00 million t.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.5 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Iraq ranks 43rd and Nicaragua ranks 41st of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 697,568 t | 636,772 t | 60,795 t | Iraq |
| 2000s | 172,113 t | 771,220 t | 599,107 t | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 913,842 t | 845,934 t | 67,908 t | Iraq |
| 2020s | 1.00 million t | 1.29 million t | 290,139 t | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Iraq or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 3.08 million t against 2.08 million t in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Iraq and Nicaragua?
- 1.00 million t, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Nicaragua rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Iraq ranks 43rd and Nicaragua ranks 41st 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.