Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste, at 0.0198 kt against 0 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Timor-Leste?

0.0198 kt, with Timor-Leste ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Timor-Leste?

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.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Timor-Leste: Forest fires — Emissions

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

0 kt

in 2024

Timor-Leste

0.0198 kt

in 2024

Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank

15th

Timor-Leste rank

14th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 0.0198 kt against 0 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 0.0198 kt.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 15th and Timor-Leste ranks 14th of 22 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran (Islamic Republic of) averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran (Islamic Republic of)	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3797 kt	0.1423 kt	0.2375 kt	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2000s	0.0301 kt	0.1986 kt	0.1685 kt	Timor-Leste
2010s	0.1636 kt	0.113 kt	0.0505 kt	Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2020s	0.0991 kt	0.0939 kt	0.0052 kt	Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 0.0198 kt against 0 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Timor-Leste?: 0.0198 kt, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Timor-Leste?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Timor-Leste rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 15th 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: 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.