Belize vs Nicaragua: Forest fires — Emissions

Belize
4,861 kt
in 2024
Nicaragua
5,334 kt
in 2023
Belize rank
33rd
Nicaragua rank
31st

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Belize
  • Nicaragua
02.0k4.0k6.0k200120122024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 5,334 kt against 4,861 kt in Belize, a difference of 473 kt.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 33rd and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 181 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 1,222 kt 977.93 kt 244.26 kt Belize
2010s 1,404 kt 1,190 kt 214.31 kt Belize
2020s 1,235 kt 2,182 kt 946.25 kt Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Belize or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 5,334 kt against 4,861 kt in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Belize and Nicaragua?
473 kt, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Nicaragua?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Belize and Nicaragua rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Belize ranks 33rd and Nicaragua ranks 31st of 181 countries.
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

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belize vs Nicaragua: Forest fires — Emissions. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/forest-fires-emissions-co2-fao-tier-1/belize/nicaragua/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/forest-fires-emissions-co2-fao-tier-1/belize/nicaragua/">Belize vs Nicaragua: Forest fires — Emissions</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 5,513 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

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.