Middle Africa vs OECD: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Middle Africa
553.79 million t
in 2024
OECD
330.89 million t
in 2024
Middle Africa rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Middle Africa
- OECD
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 553.79 million t against 330.89 million t in OECD, a difference of 222.90 million t.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 1.7 times OECD's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Middle Africa ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 22 groups.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 552.33 million t | 469.76 million t | 82.57 million t | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 599.21 million t | 541.83 million t | 57.38 million t | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 557.01 million t | 482.70 million t | 74.31 million t | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 532.93 million t | 365.26 million t | 167.68 million t | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Middle Africa or OECD?
- Middle Africa, at 553.79 million t against 330.89 million t in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Middle Africa and OECD?
- 222.90 million t, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Middle Africa and OECD rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Middle Africa ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 22 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.