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

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
857.93 kt
in 2024
Melanesia
770.87 kt
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
Melanesia rank
12th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Melanesia
05.0k10.0k15.0k200120122024

How they compare

Democratic People's Republic of Korea currently reports 857.93 kt against 770.87 kt in Melanesia, a difference of 87.06 kt.

That makes Democratic People's Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 12th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Melanesia Difference Ahead
2000s 1,617 kt 2,102 kt 484.9 kt Melanesia
2010s 1,246 kt 2,479 kt 1,233 kt Melanesia
2020s 203.39 kt 936.91 kt 733.52 kt Melanesia

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 Melanesia?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, at 857.93 kt against 770.87 kt in Melanesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Melanesia?
87.06 kt, with Democratic People's Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Melanesia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Melanesia rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Melanesia ranks 12th 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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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.