OECD vs World: Forest fires — Emissions

OECD
391.63 kt
in 2023
World
3,059 kt
in 2023
OECD rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • OECD
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 3,059 kt against 391.63 kt in OECD, a difference of 2,667 kt.

That makes World's figure about 7.8 times OECD's.

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

OECD ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD World Difference Ahead
1990s 379.27 kt 5,310 kt 4,931 kt World
2000s 168.44 kt 3,819 kt 3,651 kt World
2010s 172.74 kt 3,986 kt 3,813 kt World
2020s 263.21 kt 3,401 kt 3,138 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, OECD or World?
World, at 3,059 kt against 391.63 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between OECD and World?
2,667 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do OECD and World rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
OECD ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 236 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