Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forest fires — Emissions

Democratic Republic of the Congo
434.58 kt
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2,131 kt
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
5th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
3rd

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
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How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 2,131 kt against 434.58 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1,696 kt.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 4.9 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd of 22 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 728.27 kt 3,107 kt 2,378 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 604.13 kt 2,774 kt 2,170 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 626.15 kt 3,052 kt 2,425 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 485.89 kt 2,330 kt 1,844 kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 2,131 kt against 434.58 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
1,696 kt, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd 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.