Caribbean vs Southern Europe: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Caribbean
149,584 t
in 2024
Southern Europe
278,384 t
in 2024
Caribbean rank
24th
Southern Europe rank
21st
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Caribbean
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 278,384 t against 149,584 t in Caribbean, a difference of 128,800 t.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.9 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Europe ahead.
Caribbean ranks 24th and Southern Europe ranks 21st of 31 countries.
Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180,384 t | 360,697 t | 180,313 t | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 165,448 t | 320,424 t | 154,976 t | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 124,328 t | 265,394 t | 141,067 t | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 167,151 t | 230,578 t | 63,427 t | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, Caribbean or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 278,384 t against 149,584 t in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between Caribbean and Southern Europe?
- 128,800 t, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Southern Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Southern Europe rank globally for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Caribbean ranks 24th and Southern Europe ranks 21st of 31 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.