India vs Northern America: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
India
727,754 t
in 2024
Northern America
9.05 million t
in 2024
India rank
16th
Northern America rank
13th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- India
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 9.05 million t against 727,754 t in India, a difference of 8.32 million t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 12.4 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
India ranks 16th and Northern America ranks 13th of 220 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.19 million t | 3.88 million t | 2.69 million t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 1.05 million t | 4.18 million t | 3.12 million t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 1.03 million t | 5.49 million t | 4.46 million t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 740,353 t | 9.11 million t | 8.37 million t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, India or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 9.05 million t against 727,754 t in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between India and Northern America?
- 8.32 million t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Northern America rank globally for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- India ranks 16th and Northern America ranks 13th 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.