Cambodia vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Cambodia
24.88 million t
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
531,886 t
in 2024
Cambodia rank
12th
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Cambodia
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 24.88 million t against 531,886 t in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 24.35 million t.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 46.8 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 12th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 219 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.02 million t | 833,242 t | 26.18 million t | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 49.37 million t | 953,926 t | 48.41 million t | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 42.80 million t | 772,637 t | 42.03 million t | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 23.26 million t | 126,092 t | 23.13 million t | Cambodia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Cambodia or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Cambodia, at 24.88 million t against 531,886 t in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Cambodia and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- 24.35 million t, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cambodia and Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Cambodia ranks 12th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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 from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.