Africa vs Canada: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Africa
103.13 million t
in 2024
Canada
7.33 million t
in 2024
Africa rank
4th
Canada rank
7th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Africa
- Canada
How they compare
Africa currently reports 103.13 million t against 7.33 million t in Canada, a difference of 95.79 million t.
That makes Africa's figure about 14.1 times Canada's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and Canada ranks 7th of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 343.19 million t | 2.30 million t | 340.89 million t | Africa |
| 2000s | 157.13 million t | 2.28 million t | 154.84 million t | Africa |
| 2010s | 90.18 million t | 3.66 million t | 86.52 million t | Africa |
| 2020s | 94.06 million t | 7.10 million t | 86.96 million t | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, Africa or Canada?
- Africa, at 103.13 million t against 7.33 million t in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between Africa and Canada?
- 95.79 million t, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Canada?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Canada rank globally for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Africa ranks 4th and Canada ranks 7th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — 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.