Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Namibia or United States Virgin Islands?

United States Virgin Islands, at 1.74 kt against 0 kt in Namibia as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Namibia and United States Virgin Islands?

1.74 kt, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and United States Virgin Islands?

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.

Namibia vs United States Virgin Islands: Forest fires — Emissions

Namibia

0 kt

in 2024

United States Virgin Islands

1.74 kt

in 2024

Namibia rank

110th

United States Virgin Islands rank

109th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Namibia
United States Virgin Islands

How they compare

United States Virgin Islands currently reports 1.74 kt against 0 kt in Namibia, a difference of 1.74 kt.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.

Namibia ranks 110th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 109th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	United States Virgin Islands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.74 kt	0 kt	1.74 kt	Namibia
2010s	4.7 kt	0 kt	4.7 kt	Namibia
2020s	12.87 kt	0.3479 kt	12.52 kt	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Namibia or United States Virgin Islands?: United States Virgin Islands, at 1.74 kt against 0 kt in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Namibia and United States Virgin Islands?: 1.74 kt, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and United States Virgin Islands?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Namibia and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Namibia ranks 110th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 109th of 178 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: 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.