Middle Africa vs Zambia: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq)

Middle Africa
48,332 kt
in 2023
Zambia
13,693 kt
in 2023
Middle Africa rank
2nd
Zambia rank
2nd

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

  • Middle Africa
  • Zambia
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020062023

How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 48,332 kt against 13,693 kt in Zambia, a difference of 34,639 kt.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 3.5 times Zambia's.

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

Middle Africa ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 21 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 62,460 kt 13,230 kt 49,230 kt Middle Africa
2000s 66,996 kt 14,965 kt 52,031 kt Middle Africa
2010s 73,407 kt 23,179 kt 50,228 kt Middle Africa
2020s 58,642 kt 16,700 kt 41,943 kt Middle Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq), Middle Africa or Zambia?
Middle Africa, at 48,332 kt against 13,693 kt in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) between Middle Africa and Zambia?
34,639 kt, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Middle Africa and Zambia rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq)?
Middle Africa ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 2nd 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