South Africa vs United States: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions over time
- South Africa
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0015 kt against 0.0012 kt in South Africa, a difference of 0.0003 kt.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 72nd and United States ranks 71st of 252 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0136 kt | 0.021 kt | 0.0074 kt | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0097 kt | 0.0061 kt | 0.0036 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0099 kt | 0.0031 kt | 0.0068 kt | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0013 kt | 0.0018 kt | 0.0005 kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fires in humid tropical forests — emissions, South Africa or United States?
- United States, at 0.0015 kt against 0.0012 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fires in humid tropical forests — emissions between South Africa and United States?
- 0.0003 kt, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and United States rank globally for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 72nd and United States ranks 71st of 252 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
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