Democratic Republic of the Congo vs OECD: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
22,146 kt
in 2023
OECD
20,442 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th
OECD rank
1st

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • OECD
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 22,146 kt against 20,442 kt in OECD, a difference of 1,704 kt.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 1.1 times OECD's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 22 countries.

Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 30,825 kt 16,097 kt 14,728 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s 30,363 kt 8,311 kt 22,052 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s 32,682 kt 9,016 kt 23,666 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s 26,031 kt 13,738 kt 12,293 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions (co2eq), Democratic Republic of the Congo or OECD?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 22,146 kt against 20,442 kt in OECD as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (co2eq) between Democratic Republic of the Congo and OECD?
1,704 kt, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and OECD rank globally for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 22 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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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