OECD vs World: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
OECD
330.89 million t
in 2024
World
1.89 billion t
in 2024
OECD rank
1st
World rank
1st
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- OECD
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 1.89 billion t against 330.89 million t in OECD, a difference of 1.56 billion t.
That makes World's figure about 5.7 times OECD's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 221 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 469.76 million t | 2.19 billion t | 1.72 billion t | World |
| 2000s | 541.83 million t | 2.37 billion t | 1.82 billion t | World |
| 2010s | 482.70 million t | 2.14 billion t | 1.66 billion t | World |
| 2020s | 365.26 million t | 1.93 billion t | 1.56 billion t | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, OECD or World?
- World, at 1.89 billion t against 330.89 million t in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between OECD and World?
- 1.56 billion t, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do OECD and World rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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.