Americas vs OECD: Forest fires — Emissions
Americas
1.19 million kt
in 2024
OECD
134,865 kt
in 2024
Americas rank
4th
OECD rank
6th
Forest fires — Emissions over time
- Americas
- OECD
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.19 million kt against 134,865 kt in OECD, a difference of 1.05 million kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 8.8 times OECD's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 4th and OECD ranks 6th of 12 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 398,873 kt | 100,414 kt | 298,458 kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 341,138 kt | 121,140 kt | 219,998 kt | Americas |
| 2020s | 623,485 kt | 174,644 kt | 448,841 kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Americas or OECD?
- Americas, at 1.19 million kt against 134,865 kt in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Americas and OECD?
- 1.05 million kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Americas and OECD rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
- Americas ranks 4th and OECD ranks 6th of 12 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.