Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Nepal: Forest fires — Emissions

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1.22 kt
in 2024
Nepal
44.84 kt
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
Nepal rank
13th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Nepal
0204060199020072024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 44.84 kt against 1.22 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 43.62 kt.

That makes Nepal's figure about 36.7 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nepal ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Nepal ranks 13th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 3.05 kt 14.44 kt 11.39 kt Nepal
2000s 2.32 kt 11.45 kt 9.13 kt Nepal
2010s 1.78 kt 21.11 kt 19.33 kt Nepal
2020s 0.29 kt 22.84 kt 22.55 kt Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Nepal?
Nepal, at 44.84 kt against 1.22 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Nepal?
43.62 kt, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Nepal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Nepal rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Nepal ranks 13th of 22 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

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.