French Guiana vs South Africa: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions

French Guiana
0.0022 kt
in 2023
South Africa
0.0012 kt
in 2023
French Guiana rank
55th
South Africa rank
57th

Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions over time

  • French Guiana
  • South Africa
00.010.020.030.040.05199020062023

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 0.0022 kt against 0.0012 kt in South Africa, a difference of 0.001 kt.

That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.8 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

French Guiana ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 57th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade French Guiana South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.004 kt 0.0136 kt 0.0097 kt South Africa
2000s 0.0026 kt 0.0097 kt 0.0072 kt South Africa
2010s 0.0013 kt 0.0099 kt 0.0086 kt South Africa
2020s 0.001 kt 0.0013 kt 0.0003 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions, French Guiana or South Africa?
French Guiana, at 0.0022 kt against 0.0012 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions between French Guiana and South Africa?
0.001 kt, with French Guiana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Guiana and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do French Guiana and South Africa rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
French Guiana ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 57th 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 (N2O). 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 (N2O)
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