Kenya vs Mongolia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Kenya
1.72 million t
in 2024
Mongolia
1.09 million t
in 2024
Kenya rank
48th
Mongolia rank
50th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Kenya
- Mongolia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.72 million t against 1.09 million t in Mongolia, a difference of 639,420 t.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.6 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.
Kenya ranks 48th and Mongolia ranks 50th of 221 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.36 million t | 4.16 million t | 1.80 million t | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 1.45 million t | 4.44 million t | 3.00 million t | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 1.21 million t | 4.23 million t | 3.02 million t | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 1.30 million t | 2.30 million t | 997,411 t | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Kenya or Mongolia?
- Kenya, at 1.72 million t against 1.09 million t in Mongolia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Kenya and Mongolia?
- 639,420 t, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mongolia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Mongolia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Kenya ranks 48th and Mongolia ranks 50th 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.