Democratic Republic of the Congo vs World: Forest fires — Emissions

Democratic Republic of the Congo
424.29 kt
in 2023
World
3,059 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th
World rank
1st

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • World
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k199020062023

How they compare

World currently reports 3,059 kt against 424.29 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 2,635 kt.

That makes World's figure about 7.2 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo World Difference Ahead
1990s 728.27 kt 5,310 kt 4,582 kt World
2000s 604.13 kt 3,819 kt 3,215 kt World
2010s 626.15 kt 3,986 kt 3,360 kt World
2020s 498.72 kt 3,401 kt 2,902 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or World?
World, at 3,059 kt against 424.29 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and World?
2,635 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and World rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 22 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
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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