Australia and New Zealand vs Congo: Forest fires — Emissions

Australia and New Zealand
14.68 kt
in 2024
Congo
20.54 kt
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
20th
Congo rank
18th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Congo
0100200300400199020072024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 20.54 kt against 14.68 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 5.86 kt.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.4 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Congo ranks 18th of 219 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 138.96 kt 9.69 kt 129.27 kt Australia and New Zealand
2000s 62.42 kt 5.93 kt 56.49 kt Australia and New Zealand
2010s 67.29 kt 7.14 kt 60.15 kt Australia and New Zealand
2020s 51.71 kt 9.58 kt 42.13 kt Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Australia and New Zealand or Congo?
Congo, at 20.54 kt against 14.68 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Australia and New Zealand and Congo?
5.86 kt, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Congo?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Congo rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Congo ranks 18th of 219 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
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.