Madagascar vs Southern Asia: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Madagascar
680,368 t
in 2024
Southern Asia
1.47 million t
in 2024
Madagascar rank
17th
Southern Asia rank
18th
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Madagascar
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 1.47 million t against 680,368 t in Madagascar, a difference of 791,672 t.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Madagascar ranks 17th and Southern Asia ranks 18th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Southern Asia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.02 million t | 1.42 million t | 606,504 t | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 549,287 t | 1.40 million t | 846,854 t | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 508,025 t | 1.37 million t | 858,511 t | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 472,546 t | 1.16 million t | 691,193 t | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, Madagascar or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 1.47 million t against 680,368 t in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between Madagascar and Southern Asia?
- 791,672 t, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Southern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Southern Asia rank globally for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Madagascar ranks 17th and Southern Asia ranks 18th 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.