Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Forest fires — Emissions

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
857.93 kt
in 2024
Small island developing States (SIDS)
11,564 kt
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
9th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Small island developing States (SIDS)
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How they compare

Small island developing States (SIDS) currently reports 11,564 kt against 857.93 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 10,706 kt.

That makes Small island developing States (SIDS)'s figure about 13.5 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Small island developing States (SIDS) has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th of 22 countries.

Small island developing States (SIDS) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Small island developing States (SIDS) Difference Ahead
2000s 1,617 kt 9,681 kt 8,064 kt Small island developing States (SIDS)
2010s 1,246 kt 9,763 kt 8,517 kt Small island developing States (SIDS)
2020s 203.39 kt 6,765 kt 6,562 kt Small island developing States (SIDS)

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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Small island developing States (SIDS), at 11,564 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
10,706 kt, with Small island developing States (SIDS) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 9th 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.