Americas vs Angola: Forest fires — Emissions
Americas
1,695 kt
in 2024
Angola
228.87 kt
in 2024
Americas rank
5th
Angola rank
5th
Forest fires — Emissions over time
- Americas
- Angola
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1,695 kt against 228.87 kt in Angola, a difference of 1,466 kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 7.4 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 5th and Angola ranks 5th of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Angola | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,017 kt | 407.96 kt | 608.61 kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 584.39 kt | 308.55 kt | 275.84 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 486.43 kt | 340.33 kt | 146.1 kt | Americas |
| 2020s | 889.03 kt | 230.9 kt | 658.13 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Americas or Angola?
- Americas, at 1,695 kt against 228.87 kt in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Americas and Angola?
- 1,466 kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Angola?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Angola rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
- Americas ranks 5th and Angola ranks 5th of 31 groups.
- 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
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.