Asia vs Brazil: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Asia
9.21 million t
in 2024
Brazil
8.97 million t
in 2024
Asia rank
4th
Brazil rank
5th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Asia
- Brazil
How they compare
Asia currently reports 9.21 million t against 8.97 million t in Brazil, a difference of 240,810 t.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 5th of 22 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.84 million t | 10.79 million t | 6.05 million t | Asia |
| 2000s | 14.63 million t | 6.00 million t | 8.63 million t | Asia |
| 2010s | 12.29 million t | 6.57 million t | 5.73 million t | Asia |
| 2020s | 9.63 million t | 4.89 million t | 4.74 million t | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, Asia or Brazil?
- Asia, at 9.21 million t against 8.97 million t in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between Asia and Brazil?
- 240,810 t, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Brazil rank globally for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Asia ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 5th of 22 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.