Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs India: Forest fires — Emissions

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
857.93 kt
in 2024
India
43,675 kt
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
India rank
11th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • India
050.0k100.0k150.0k200120122024

How they compare

India currently reports 43,675 kt against 857.93 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 42,817 kt.

That makes India's figure about 50.9 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and India ranks 11th of 22 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea India Difference Ahead
2000s 1,617 kt 54,280 kt 52,663 kt India
2010s 1,246 kt 81,771 kt 80,525 kt India
2020s 203.39 kt 64,550 kt 64,347 kt India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or India?
India, at 43,675 kt against 857.93 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and India?
42,817 kt, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and India?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and India rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and India ranks 11th of 22 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.