Asia vs Brazil: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq)

Asia
17,915 kt
in 2023
Brazil
10,082 kt
in 2023
Asia rank
4th
Brazil rank
3rd

Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Asia
  • Brazil
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

Asia currently reports 17,915 kt against 10,082 kt in Brazil, a difference of 7,833 kt.

That makes Asia's figure about 1.8 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Asia ahead.

Asia ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 3rd of 21 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Brazil Difference Ahead
1990s 29,007 kt 15,818 kt 13,189 kt Asia
2000s 19,504 kt 12,700 kt 6,804 kt Asia
2010s 19,685 kt 10,835 kt 8,850 kt Asia
2020s 17,369 kt 13,366 kt 4,003 kt Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq), Asia or Brazil?
Asia, at 17,915 kt against 10,082 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) between Asia and Brazil?
7,833 kt, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Brazil?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Asia and Brazil rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq)?
Asia ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 3rd of 21 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

Indicator
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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