Which has higher forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1, Botswana or Fiji?

Botswana, at 0.0273 kt against 0.0213 kt in Fiji as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Fiji?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Fiji: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1

Botswana

0.0273 kt

in 2024

Fiji

0.0213 kt

in 2024

Botswana rank

95th

Fiji rank

97th

Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 over time

Botswana
Fiji

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0273 kt against 0.0213 kt in Fiji, a difference of 0.006 kt.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Fiji's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 95th and Fiji ranks 97th of 236 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Fiji in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.65 kt	0.1795 kt	3.48 kt	Botswana
2000s	0.1952 kt	0.0798 kt	0.1154 kt	Botswana
2010s	0.0069 kt	0.0724 kt	0.0655 kt	Fiji
2020s	0.0099 kt	0.0213 kt	0.0114 kt	Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1, Botswana or Fiji?: Botswana, at 0.0273 kt against 0.0213 kt in Fiji as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 between Botswana and Fiji?: 0.006 kt, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Fiji?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Fiji rank globally for forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?: Botswana ranks 95th and Fiji ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1. 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) — FAO TIER 1
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: 12 August 2026

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.