Americas vs Congo: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Americas
29.63 million t
in 2024
Congo
1.52 million t
in 2024
Americas rank
7th
Congo rank
10th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Americas
- Congo
How they compare
Americas currently reports 29.63 million t against 1.52 million t in Congo, a difference of 28.11 million t.
That makes Americas's figure about 19.4 times Congo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 7th and Congo ranks 10th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.58 million t | 1.88 million t | 25.70 million t | Americas |
| 2000s | 20.71 million t | 955,705 t | 19.76 million t | Americas |
| 2010s | 20.29 million t | 700,979 t | 19.59 million t | Americas |
| 2020s | 22.92 million t | 753,444 t | 22.16 million t | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, Americas or Congo?
- Americas, at 29.63 million t against 1.52 million t in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between Americas and Congo?
- 28.11 million t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Congo rank globally for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Americas ranks 7th and Congo ranks 10th 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.