Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Central African Republic or OECD?

Central African Republic, at 210,211 kt against 134,865 kt in OECD as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Central African Republic and OECD?

75,346 kt, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and OECD?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

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.

Central African Republic vs OECD: Forest fires — Emissions

Central African Republic

210,211 kt

in 2024

OECD

134,865 kt

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

3rd

OECD rank

6th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Central African Republic
OECD

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 210,211 kt against 134,865 kt in OECD, a difference of 75,346 kt.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.6 times OECD's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 6th of 181 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	OECD	Difference	Ahead
2000s	289,447 kt	100,414 kt	189,033 kt	Central African Republic
2010s	290,164 kt	121,140 kt	169,024 kt	Central African Republic
2020s	254,017 kt	174,644 kt	79,373 kt	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Central African Republic or OECD?: Central African Republic, at 210,211 kt against 134,865 kt in OECD as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Central African Republic and OECD?: 75,346 kt, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and OECD?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and OECD rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Central African Republic ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 6th 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: 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.