Which has higher forest fires — emissions, China, Hong Kong SAR or Latvia?

China, Hong Kong SAR, at 0 kt against 0 kt in Latvia as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between China, Hong Kong SAR and Latvia?

0 kt, with China, Hong Kong SAR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China, Hong Kong SAR and Latvia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

China, Hong Kong SAR vs Latvia: Forest fires — Emissions

China, Hong Kong SAR

0 kt

in 2024

Latvia

0 kt

in 2024

China, Hong Kong SAR rank

112th

Latvia rank

112th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

China, Hong Kong SAR
Latvia

How they compare

China, Hong Kong SAR currently reports 0 kt against 0 kt in Latvia, a difference of 0 kt.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 112th and Latvia ranks 112th of 219 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China, Hong Kong SAR	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0062 kt	0.0269 kt	0.0208 kt	Latvia
2000s	0.0067 kt	0.0623 kt	0.0556 kt	Latvia
2010s	0.0012 kt	0.0097 kt	0.0085 kt	Latvia
2020s	0 kt	0.0005 kt	0.0005 kt	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, China, Hong Kong SAR or Latvia?: China, Hong Kong SAR, at 0 kt against 0 kt in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between China, Hong Kong SAR and Latvia?: 0 kt, with China, Hong Kong SAR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Hong Kong SAR and Latvia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do China, Hong Kong SAR and Latvia rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: China, Hong Kong SAR ranks 112th and Latvia ranks 112th 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.