Congo vs Southern Africa: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions

Congo
5.52 kt
in 2023
Southern Africa
0.0133 kt
in 2023
Congo rank
22nd
Southern Africa rank
21st

Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions over time

  • Congo
  • Southern Africa
051015199020062023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 5.52 kt against 0.0133 kt in Southern Africa, a difference of 5.51 kt.

That makes Congo's figure about 415.3 times Southern Africa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 22nd and Southern Africa ranks 21st of 218 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 9.66 kt 0.3691 kt 9.29 kt Congo
2000s 5.91 kt 0.1166 kt 5.8 kt Congo
2010s 7.13 kt 0.1085 kt 7.02 kt Congo
2020s 6.82 kt 0.014 kt 6.8 kt Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions, Congo or Southern Africa?
Congo, at 5.52 kt against 0.0133 kt in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions between Congo and Southern Africa?
5.51 kt, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Southern Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Congo and Southern Africa rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
Congo ranks 22nd and Southern Africa ranks 21st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf