India vs South America: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions

India
15.17 kt
in 2023
South America
376.51 kt
in 2023
India rank
13th
South America rank
10th

Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions over time

  • India
  • South America
02505007501.0k1.2k199020062023

How they compare

South America currently reports 376.51 kt against 15.17 kt in India, a difference of 361.34 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 24.8 times India's.

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

India ranks 13th and South America ranks 10th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India South America Difference Ahead
1990s 25.26 kt 658.88 kt 633.61 kt South America
2000s 23.63 kt 411.42 kt 387.79 kt South America
2010s 29.39 kt 341.12 kt 311.73 kt South America
2020s 21.66 kt 445.53 kt 423.88 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions, India or South America?
South America, at 376.51 kt against 15.17 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions between India and South America?
361.34 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do India and South America rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
India ranks 13th and South America ranks 10th 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