Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Zambia: Forest fires — Emissions

Democratic Republic of the Congo
434.58 kt
in 2024
Zambia
362.76 kt
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
5th
Zambia rank
2nd

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Zambia
2004006008001.0k199020072024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 434.58 kt against 362.76 kt in Zambia, a difference of 71.82 kt.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 22 countries.

Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 728.27 kt 311.35 kt 416.92 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s 604.13 kt 317.83 kt 286.31 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s 626.15 kt 493.38 kt 132.77 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s 485.89 kt 352.02 kt 133.87 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Zambia?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 434.58 kt against 362.76 kt in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia?
71.82 kt, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd 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.