Brazil vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forest fires — Emissions

Brazil
460,333 kt
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
1.49 million kt
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
3rd

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Brazil
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M200120122024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 1.49 million kt against 460,333 kt in Brazil, a difference of 1.03 million kt.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 3.2 times Brazil's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 1st and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd of 181 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
2000s 192,754 kt 1.95 million kt 1.75 million kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 152,122 kt 2.14 million kt 1.99 million kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 238,170 kt 1.63 million kt 1.40 million kt Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Brazil or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 1.49 million kt against 460,333 kt in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Brazil and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
1.03 million kt, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Brazil ranks 1st and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd 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.

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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.