Asia vs Zambia: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Asia
9.21 million t
in 2024
Zambia
19.79 million t
in 2024
Asia rank
4th
Zambia rank
2nd
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Asia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 19.79 million t against 9.21 million t in Asia, a difference of 10.58 million t.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.1 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Asia ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 22 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.84 million t | 37.16 million t | 20.32 million t | Zambia |
| 2000s | 14.63 million t | 22.38 million t | 7.74 million t | Zambia |
| 2010s | 12.29 million t | 13.89 million t | 1.60 million t | Zambia |
| 2020s | 9.63 million t | 15.78 million t | 6.15 million t | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, Asia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 19.79 million t against 9.21 million t in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between Asia and Zambia?
- 10.58 million t, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Zambia rank globally for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Asia ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd 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.