Northern America vs Timor-Leste: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Northern America
27.27 million t
in 2024
Timor-Leste
17,695 t
in 2024
Northern America rank
17th
Timor-Leste rank
15th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Northern America
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 27.27 million t against 17,695 t in Timor-Leste, a difference of 27.25 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1,540.9 times Timor-Leste's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 17th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th of 31 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.64 million t | 33,095 t | 19.60 million t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 17.03 million t | 77,263 t | 16.95 million t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 18.25 million t | 36,537 t | 18.21 million t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 25.88 million t | 14,119 t | 25.86 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 Timor-Leste?
- Northern America, at 27.27 million t against 17,695 t in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Northern America and Timor-Leste?
- 27.25 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Timor-Leste?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Timor-Leste rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Northern America ranks 17th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th 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.