Benin vs Burkina Faso: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Benin
37.59 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
43.91 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
18th
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 43.91 t per square kilometre against 37.59 t per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 6.32 t per square kilometre.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 18th and Burkina Faso ranks 16th of 188 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.36 t per square kilometre | 55.06 t per square kilometre | 35.3 t per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 80.68 t per square kilometre | 57.01 t per square kilometre | 23.67 t per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 50.39 t per square kilometre | 34.96 t per square kilometre | 15.43 t per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 38.45 t per square kilometre | 31.09 t per square kilometre | 7.36 t per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 43.91 t per square kilometre against 37.59 t per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 6.32 t per square kilometre, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Benin ranks 18th and Burkina Faso ranks 16th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.