Northern America vs OECD: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Northern America
0.448 kt
in 2023
OECD
332.75 kt
in 2023
Northern America rank
19th
OECD rank
16th

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

  • Northern America
  • OECD
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020062023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 332.75 kt against 0.448 kt in Northern America, a difference of 332.3 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 742.8 times Northern America's.

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

Northern America ranks 19th and OECD ranks 16th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern America OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 19.06 kt 1,451 kt 1,431 kt OECD
2000s 3.92 kt 703.14 kt 699.21 kt OECD
2010s 0.9405 kt 389.48 kt 388.54 kt OECD
2020s 0.5411 kt 283.68 kt 283.14 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Northern America or OECD?
OECD, at 332.75 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 Northern America and OECD?
332.3 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Northern America and OECD rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Northern America ranks 19th and OECD ranks 16th 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