Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Dominican Republic or New Zealand?

New Zealand, at 0.0747 kt against 0.0599 kt in Dominican Republic as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Dominican Republic and New Zealand?

0.0148 kt, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and New Zealand?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Dominican Republic vs New Zealand: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)

Dominican Republic

0.0599 kt

in 2024

New Zealand

0.0747 kt

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

77th

New Zealand rank

75th

Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Dominican Republic
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0747 kt against 0.0599 kt in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0148 kt.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 77th and New Zealand ranks 75th of 219 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.6129 kt	0.029 kt	0.5839 kt	Dominican Republic
2000s	0.3075 kt	0.033 kt	0.2745 kt	Dominican Republic
2010s	0.1504 kt	0.0309 kt	0.1195 kt	Dominican Republic
2020s	0.1762 kt	0.0493 kt	0.1269 kt	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Dominican Republic or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 0.0747 kt against 0.0599 kt in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Dominican Republic and New Zealand?: 0.0148 kt, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and New Zealand?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and New Zealand rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Dominican Republic ranks 77th and New Zealand ranks 75th 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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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: 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.