Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Timor-Leste: Forest fires — Emissions

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
1.22 kt
in 2024
Timor-Leste
0.0198 kt
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
Timor-Leste rank
14th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Timor-Leste
0246810199020072024

How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 1.22 kt against 0.0198 kt in Timor-Leste, a difference of 1.2 kt.

That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 61.8 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Timor-Leste ranks 14th of 22 countries.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1990s 3.05 kt 0.1423 kt 2.91 kt Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2000s 2.32 kt 0.1986 kt 2.12 kt Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2010s 1.78 kt 0.113 kt 1.66 kt Democratic People's Republic of Korea
2020s 0.29 kt 0.0939 kt 0.1961 kt Democratic People's Republic of Korea

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 Timor-Leste?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 1.22 kt against 0.0198 kt in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Timor-Leste?
1.2 kt, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Timor-Leste?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Timor-Leste rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Timor-Leste ranks 14th 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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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.