Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Sudan (former) or Thailand?

Thailand, at 43.95 kt against 34.33 kt in Sudan (former) as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan (former) and Thailand?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

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.

Sudan (former) vs Thailand: Forest fires — Emissions

Sudan (former)

34.33 kt

in 2011

Thailand

43.95 kt

in 2024

Sudan (former) rank

16th

Thailand rank

14th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Sudan (former)
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 43.95 kt against 34.33 kt in Sudan (former), a difference of 9.62 kt.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Sudan (former)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.

Sudan (former) ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 14th of 219 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sudan (former) averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sudan (former)	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	166.44 kt	60.08 kt	106.36 kt	Sudan (former)
2000s	58.65 kt	46.91 kt	11.73 kt	Sudan (former)
2010s	26.56 kt	34.44 kt	7.88 kt	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Sudan (former) or Thailand?: Thailand, at 43.95 kt against 34.33 kt in Sudan (former) as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Sudan (former) and Thailand?: 9.62 kt, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan (former) and Thailand?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Sudan (former) and Thailand rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Sudan (former) ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 14th 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.