Africa vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Africa
38,086 kt
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
1,732 kt
in 2023
Africa rank
4th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
6th

Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Africa
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Africa currently reports 38,086 kt against 1,732 kt in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 36,354 kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 22.0 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

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

Africa ranks 4th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 6th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 60,450 kt 986.79 kt 59,463 kt Africa
2000s 54,206 kt 791.57 kt 53,415 kt Africa
2010s 60,834 kt 661.85 kt 60,172 kt Africa
2020s 47,121 kt 937.83 kt 46,183 kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Africa or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Africa, at 38,086 kt against 1,732 kt in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Africa and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
36,354 kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Africa and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Africa ranks 4th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 6th 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) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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