Africa vs Zambia: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq)
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Africa
- Zambia
How they compare
Africa currently reports 70,997 kt against 13,693 kt in Zambia, a difference of 57,304 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 5.2 times Zambia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93,383 kt | 13,230 kt | 80,153 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 97,918 kt | 14,965 kt | 82,953 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 113,402 kt | 23,179 kt | 90,223 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 87,840 kt | 16,700 kt | 71,141 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq), Africa or Zambia?
- Africa, at 70,997 kt against 13,693 kt in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and Zambia?
- 57,304 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Zambia rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq)?
- Africa ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 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