Algeria vs South Africa: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq)

Algeria
77.17 kt
in 2023
South Africa
97.82 kt
in 2023
Algeria rank
43rd
South Africa rank
41st

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Algeria
  • South Africa
01.0k2.0k3.0k199020062023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 97.82 kt against 77.17 kt in Algeria, a difference of 20.65 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Algeria ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 41st of 219 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 88.23 kt 1,077 kt 988.87 kt South Africa
2000s 100.93 kt 261.55 kt 160.62 kt South Africa
2010s 76.61 kt 220.34 kt 143.73 kt South Africa
2020s 124.46 kt 123.94 kt 0.5163 kt Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions (co2eq), Algeria or South Africa?
South Africa, at 97.82 kt against 77.17 kt in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (co2eq) between Algeria and South Africa?
20.65 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Algeria and South Africa rank globally for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Algeria ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 41st of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf