India vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Forest fires — Emissions

India
43,675 kt
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
862,158 kt
in 2024
India rank
11th
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
8th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • India
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M200120122024

How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 862,158 kt against 43,675 kt in India, a difference of 818,483 kt.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 19.7 times India's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has been ahead every year.

India ranks 11th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th of 181 countries.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
2000s 54,280 kt 1.22 million kt 1.16 million kt Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 81,771 kt 1.31 million kt 1.23 million kt Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 64,550 kt 1.01 million kt 941,667 kt Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, India or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 862,158 kt against 43,675 kt in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between India and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
818,483 kt, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do India and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
India ranks 11th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th 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
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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.