Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Central African Republic or OECD?

Central African Republic, at 299.74 kt against 192.31 kt in OECD as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Central African Republic and OECD?

107.43 kt, with Central African Republic ahead.

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

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.

Central African Republic vs OECD: Forest fires — Emissions

Central African Republic

299.74 kt

in 2024

OECD

192.31 kt

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

3rd

OECD rank

6th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Central African Republic
OECD

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 299.74 kt against 192.31 kt in OECD, a difference of 107.43 kt.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.6 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 6th of 219 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	OECD	Difference	Ahead
1990s	288.29 kt	379.27 kt	90.98 kt	OECD
2000s	387.78 kt	168.44 kt	219.35 kt	Central African Republic
2010s	413.75 kt	172.74 kt	241.01 kt	Central African Republic
2020s	362.21 kt	249.03 kt	113.18 kt	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Central African Republic or OECD?: Central African Republic, at 299.74 kt against 192.31 kt in OECD as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Central African Republic and OECD?: 107.43 kt, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and OECD?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and OECD rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Central African Republic ranks 3rd and OECD 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.