Northern America vs South Africa: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Northern America
27.27 million t
in 2024
South Africa
21.41 million t
in 2024
Northern America rank
17th
South Africa rank
17th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Northern America
- South Africa
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 27.27 million t against 21.41 million t in South Africa, a difference of 5.86 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Northern America ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 17th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.64 million t | 22.58 million t | 2.94 million t | South Africa |
| 2000s | 17.03 million t | 20.96 million t | 3.94 million t | South Africa |
| 2010s | 18.25 million t | 17.76 million t | 491,374 t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 25.88 million t | 24.69 million t | 1.19 million t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Northern America or South Africa?
- Northern America, at 27.27 million t against 21.41 million t in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Northern America and South Africa?
- 5.86 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and South Africa rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Northern America ranks 17th 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.