Central America vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Central America
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
How they compare
Central America currently reports 46.93 million t against 531,886 t in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 46.40 million t.
That makes Central America's figure about 88.2 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.
Central America ranks 13th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.85 million t | 833,242 t | 27.01 million t | Central America |
| 2000s | 26.56 million t | 953,926 t | 25.60 million t | Central America |
| 2010s | 19.76 million t | 772,637 t | 18.99 million t | Central America |
| 2020s | 27.64 million t | 126,092 t | 27.52 million t | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Central America or Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Central America, at 46.93 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 Central America and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- 46.40 million t, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central America and Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Central America ranks 13th and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th of 31 groups.
- 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.