Americas vs Brazil: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq)

Americas
40,902 kt
in 2023
Brazil
10,211 kt
in 2023
Americas rank
7th
Brazil rank
6th

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Americas
  • Brazil
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020062023

How they compare

Americas currently reports 40,902 kt against 10,211 kt in Brazil, a difference of 30,691 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 4.0 times Brazil's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 7th and Brazil ranks 6th of 32 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Brazil Difference Ahead
1990s 42,134 kt 16,234 kt 25,900 kt Americas
2000s 29,449 kt 13,224 kt 16,226 kt Americas
2010s 25,390 kt 11,322 kt 14,068 kt Americas
2020s 35,889 kt 13,592 kt 22,296 kt Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions (co2eq), Americas or Brazil?
Americas, at 40,902 kt against 10,211 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (co2eq) between Americas and Brazil?
30,691 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Brazil?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Americas and Brazil rank globally for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Americas ranks 7th and Brazil ranks 6th of 32 groups.
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