Indonesia vs South America: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Indonesia
550.06 kt
in 2023
South America
9,110 kt
in 2023
Indonesia rank
12th
South America rank
10th

Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Indonesia
  • South America
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How they compare

South America currently reports 9,110 kt against 550.06 kt in Indonesia, a difference of 8,560 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 16.6 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South America ahead.

Indonesia ranks 12th and South America ranks 10th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia South America Difference Ahead
1990s 2,734 kt 8,690 kt 5,956 kt South America
2000s 780.56 kt 9,502 kt 8,721 kt South America
2010s 649.19 kt 8,254 kt 7,605 kt South America
2020s 172.65 kt 10,780 kt 10,607 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Indonesia or South America?
South America, at 9,110 kt against 550.06 kt in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Indonesia and South America?
8,560 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and South America rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Indonesia ranks 12th and South America ranks 10th 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 N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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