Congo vs Nigeria: Forest fires — Emissions

Congo
5.52 kt
in 2023
Nigeria
6.52 kt
in 2023
Congo rank
30th
Nigeria rank
29th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Congo
  • Nigeria
0100200300400199020062023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 6.52 kt against 5.52 kt in Congo, a difference of 1 kt.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Congo ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 9.69 kt 169.97 kt 160.28 kt Nigeria
2000s 5.93 kt 40.94 kt 35.01 kt Nigeria
2010s 7.14 kt 4.56 kt 2.58 kt Congo
2020s 6.84 kt 8.86 kt 2.02 kt Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Congo or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 6.52 kt against 5.52 kt in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Congo and Nigeria?
1 kt, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Congo and Nigeria rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Congo ranks 30th and Nigeria ranks 29th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 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