Brazil vs Middle Africa: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- Brazil
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 25,927 kt against 5,408 kt in Brazil, a difference of 20,519 kt.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 4.8 times Brazil's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,747 kt | 40,501 kt | 29,754 kt | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 6,888 kt | 37,075 kt | 30,188 kt | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 5,812 kt | 39,379 kt | 33,566 kt | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 7,170 kt | 31,458 kt | 24,288 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) from ch4, Brazil or Middle Africa?
- Middle Africa, at 25,927 kt against 5,408 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Brazil and Middle Africa?
- 20,519 kt, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Middle Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Middle Africa rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Middle Africa ranks 2nd 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) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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