Congo vs Northern America: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- Congo
- Northern America
How they compare
Congo currently reports 154.64 kt against 0.448 kt in Northern America, a difference of 154.19 kt.
That makes Congo's figure about 345.2 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 | 270.38 kt | 19.06 kt | 251.32 kt | Congo |
| 2000s | 165.57 kt | 3.92 kt | 161.64 kt | Congo |
| 2010s | 199.52 kt | 0.9405 kt | 198.58 kt | Congo |
| 2020s | 190.86 kt | 0.5411 kt | 190.32 kt | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Congo or Northern America?
- Congo, at 154.64 kt against 0.448 kt in Northern America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Congo and Northern America?
- 154.19 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) from ch4?
- 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) 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