Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Middle Africa: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Democratic Republic of the Congo
11,778 kt
in 2023
Middle Africa
25,927 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
3rd
Middle Africa rank
2nd

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

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Middle Africa
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How they compare

Middle Africa currently reports 25,927 kt against 11,778 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 14,149 kt.

That makes Middle Africa's figure about 2.2 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 21 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Middle Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 20,055 kt 40,501 kt 20,446 kt Middle Africa
2000s 16,708 kt 37,075 kt 20,367 kt Middle Africa
2010s 17,406 kt 39,379 kt 21,973 kt Middle Africa
2020s 13,862 kt 31,458 kt 17,596 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, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Middle Africa?
Middle Africa, at 25,927 kt against 11,778 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Middle Africa?
14,149 kt, with Middle Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Middle Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Middle Africa rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 21 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

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