Ecuador vs South Africa: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions

Ecuador
0.0266 kt
in 2023
South Africa
0.0133 kt
in 2023
Ecuador rank
54th
South Africa rank
57th

Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions over time

  • Ecuador
  • South Africa
00.20.40.60.81199020062023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.0266 kt against 0.0133 kt in South Africa, a difference of 0.0133 kt.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 2.0 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Ecuador ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 57th of 218 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.026 kt 0.3691 kt 0.3431 kt South Africa
2000s 0.0195 kt 0.1166 kt 0.0971 kt South Africa
2010s 0.0399 kt 0.1085 kt 0.0686 kt South Africa
2020s 0.0153 kt 0.014 kt 0.0013 kt Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions, Ecuador or South Africa?
Ecuador, at 0.0266 kt against 0.0133 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions between Ecuador and South Africa?
0.0133 kt, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
Ecuador ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 57th 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