Africa vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions over time
- Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Africa currently reports 124.19 kt against 38.41 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 85.78 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 3.2 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 5th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st of 33 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124.28 kt | 38.86 kt | 85.42 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 164.95 kt | 50.16 kt | 114.79 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 198.37 kt | 56.76 kt | 141.61 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 153.66 kt | 45.2 kt | 108.45 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions, Africa or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Africa, at 124.19 kt against 38.41 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions between Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 85.78 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Africa and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
- Africa ranks 5th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (N2O). 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