Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Cambodia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 58.13 kt against 57.22 kt in Cambodia as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.91 kt, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic 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.

Cambodia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Forest fires — Emissions

Cambodia

57.22 kt

in 2024

Lao People's Democratic Republic

58.13 kt

in 2024

Cambodia rank

12th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

6th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Cambodia
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 58.13 kt against 57.22 kt in Cambodia, a difference of 0.91 kt.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 12th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 6th of 219 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	88.21 kt	63.18 kt	25.03 kt	Cambodia
2000s	119.06 kt	50.59 kt	68.47 kt	Cambodia
2010s	98.44 kt	39.83 kt	58.61 kt	Cambodia
2020s	53.49 kt	55.71 kt	2.22 kt	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Cambodia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 58.13 kt against 57.22 kt in Cambodia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.91 kt, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Cambodia ranks 12th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 6th 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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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.