Middle Africa vs OECD: Woody savanna — Burning crop residues
Middle Africa
70.25 million t
in 2024
OECD
12.40 million t
in 2024
Middle Africa rank
2nd
OECD rank
3rd
Woody savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Middle Africa
- OECD
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 70.25 million t against 12.40 million t in OECD, a difference of 57.85 million t.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 5.7 times OECD's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.
Middle Africa ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 22 groups.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 181.96 million t | 26.26 million t | 155.70 million t | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 93.33 million t | 11.16 million t | 82.16 million t | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 60.86 million t | 9.29 million t | 51.57 million t | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 65.66 million t | 12.14 million t | 53.52 million t | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burning crop residues, Middle Africa or OECD?
- Middle Africa, at 70.25 million t against 12.40 million t in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burning crop residues between Middle Africa and OECD?
- 57.85 million t, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Middle Africa and OECD rank globally for woody savanna — burning crop residues?
- Middle Africa ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 3rd of 22 groups.
- 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.