Congo vs Northern America: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq)

Congo
288.28 kt
in 2023
Northern America
0.8455 kt
in 2023
Congo rank
22nd
Northern America rank
19th

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

  • Congo
  • Northern America
0200400600199020062023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 288.28 kt against 0.8455 kt in Northern America, a difference of 287.43 kt.

That makes Congo's figure about 341.0 times Northern America's.

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

Congo ranks 22nd and Northern America ranks 19th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Northern America Difference Ahead
1990s 402.93 kt 24.63 kt 378.31 kt Congo
2000s 293.27 kt 5.54 kt 287.73 kt Congo
2010s 371.93 kt 1.75 kt 370.17 kt Congo
2020s 355.8 kt 1.02 kt 354.78 kt Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq), Congo or Northern America?
Congo, at 288.28 kt against 0.8455 kt in Northern America as of 2023.
What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) between Congo and Northern America?
287.43 kt, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Northern America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Congo and Northern America rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq)?
Congo ranks 22nd and Northern America ranks 19th 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 (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