Central America vs OECD: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq)

Central America
1,752 kt
in 2023
OECD
620.3 kt
in 2023
Central America rank
13th
OECD rank
16th

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

  • Central America
  • OECD
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k199020062023

How they compare

Central America currently reports 1,752 kt against 620.3 kt in OECD, a difference of 1,132 kt.

That makes Central America's figure about 2.8 times OECD's.

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

Central America ranks 13th and OECD ranks 16th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Central America OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 3,375 kt 1,984 kt 1,391 kt Central America
2000s 2,319 kt 1,194 kt 1,125 kt Central America
2010s 1,201 kt 726.04 kt 474.86 kt Central America
2020s 1,303 kt 528.83 kt 773.84 kt Central America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq), Central America or OECD?
Central America, at 1,752 kt against 620.3 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) between Central America and OECD?
1,132 kt, with Central America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Central America and OECD rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq)?
Central America ranks 13th and OECD ranks 16th 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

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