Indonesia vs United States of America: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq)

Indonesia
1,248 kt
in 2023
United States of America
1,610 kt
in 2023
Indonesia rank
18th
United States of America rank
18th

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Indonesia
  • United States of America
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 1,610 kt against 1,248 kt in Indonesia, a difference of 362 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 18th of 219 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 11,927 kt 2,431 kt 9,496 kt Indonesia
2000s 1,807 kt 1,762 kt 44.38 kt Indonesia
2010s 1,484 kt 1,804 kt 320.51 kt United States of America
2020s 391.64 kt 3,196 kt 2,804 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions (co2eq), Indonesia or United States of America?
United States of America, at 1,610 kt against 1,248 kt in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (co2eq) between Indonesia and United States of America?
362 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States of America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and United States of America rank globally for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Indonesia ranks 18th and United States of America ranks 18th 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