Brazil vs Mexico: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Brazil
8.97 million t
in 2024
Mexico
2.61 million t
in 2024
Brazil rank
5th
Mexico rank
8th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 8.97 million t against 2.61 million t in Mexico, a difference of 6.36 million t.
That makes Brazil's figure about 3.4 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 8th of 220 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.79 million t | 2.19 million t | 8.61 million t | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.00 million t | 2.25 million t | 3.75 million t | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.57 million t | 1.74 million t | 4.82 million t | Brazil |
| 2020s | 4.89 million t | 1.77 million t | 3.12 million t | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, Brazil or Mexico?
- Brazil, at 8.97 million t against 2.61 million t in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between Brazil and Mexico?
- 6.36 million t, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 8th of 220 countries.
- 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.