How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Central African Republic?

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). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Central African Republic: Forest fires — Emissions

Brazil

656.39 kt

in 2024

Central African Republic

299.74 kt

in 2024

Brazil rank

1st

Central African Republic rank

3rd

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Brazil
Central African Republic

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 656.39 kt against 299.74 kt in Central African Republic, a difference of 356.65 kt.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.2 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and Central African Republic ranks 3rd of 219 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Central African Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	393.31 kt	288.29 kt	105.01 kt	Brazil
2000s	256.07 kt	387.78 kt	131.71 kt	Central African Republic
2010s	216.91 kt	413.75 kt	196.84 kt	Central African Republic
2020s	339.61 kt	362.21 kt	22.6 kt	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Brazil or Central African Republic?: Brazil, at 656.39 kt against 299.74 kt in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Brazil and Central African Republic?: 356.65 kt, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Central African Republic?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Central African Republic rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Brazil ranks 1st and Central African Republic ranks 3rd 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: 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.