Canada vs Eastern Africa: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Canada
7.33 million t
in 2024
Eastern Africa
30.61 million t
in 2024
Canada rank
7th
Eastern Africa rank
6th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Canada
- Eastern Africa
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 30.61 million t against 7.33 million t in Canada, a difference of 23.27 million t.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 4.2 times Canada's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Eastern Africa has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 7th and Eastern Africa ranks 6th of 220 countries.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Eastern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.30 million t | 99.44 million t | 97.15 million t | Eastern Africa |
| 2000s | 2.28 million t | 48.94 million t | 46.66 million t | Eastern Africa |
| 2010s | 3.66 million t | 27.37 million t | 23.71 million t | Eastern Africa |
| 2020s | 7.10 million t | 26.80 million t | 19.70 million t | Eastern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, Canada or Eastern Africa?
- Eastern Africa, at 30.61 million t against 7.33 million t in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between Canada and Eastern Africa?
- 23.27 million t, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Eastern Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Eastern Africa rank globally for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Canada ranks 7th and Eastern Africa ranks 6th 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.