Asia vs OECD: Forest fires — Emissions
Asia
320,939 kt
in 2024
OECD
134,865 kt
in 2024
Asia rank
4th
OECD rank
6th
Forest fires — Emissions over time
- Asia
- OECD
How they compare
Asia currently reports 320,939 kt against 134,865 kt in OECD, a difference of 186,074 kt.
That makes Asia's figure about 2.4 times OECD's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 4th and OECD ranks 6th of 22 groups.
Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 439,024 kt | 100,414 kt | 338,610 kt | Asia |
| 2010s | 425,830 kt | 121,140 kt | 304,691 kt | Asia |
| 2020s | 357,079 kt | 174,644 kt | 182,434 kt | Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Asia or OECD?
- Asia, at 320,939 kt against 134,865 kt in OECD as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Asia and OECD?
- 186,074 kt, with Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and OECD?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Asia and OECD rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
- Asia ranks 4th and OECD ranks 6th of 22 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.
Individual pages
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.