Central America vs Indonesia: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Central America
939.78 kt
in 2023
Indonesia
636.54 kt
in 2023
Central America rank
13th
Indonesia rank
12th

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

  • Central America
  • Indonesia
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020062023

How they compare

Central America currently reports 939.78 kt against 636.54 kt in Indonesia, a difference of 303.24 kt.

That makes Central America's figure about 1.5 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.

Central America ranks 13th and Indonesia ranks 12th of 32 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central America Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 2,444 kt 9,077 kt 6,633 kt Indonesia
2000s 1,368 kt 966.81 kt 401.39 kt Central America
2010s 644.22 kt 751.26 kt 107.04 kt Indonesia
2020s 698.81 kt 199.79 kt 499.02 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) from ch4, Central America or Indonesia?
Central America, at 939.78 kt against 636.54 kt in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Central America and Indonesia?
303.24 kt, with Central America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Indonesia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Central America and Indonesia rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Central America ranks 13th and Indonesia ranks 12th 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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About this data

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