Canada vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Canada
7,467 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo
11,880 kt
in 2023
Canada rank
5th
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Canada
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 11,880 kt against 7,467 kt in Canada, a difference of 4,413 kt.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 5th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 219 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 2,421 kt 20,392 kt 17,970 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s 421.76 kt 16,916 kt 16,494 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s 829.8 kt 17,532 kt 16,702 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s 2,441 kt 13,964 kt 11,523 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) from ch4, Canada or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 11,880 kt against 7,467 kt in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Canada and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
4,413 kt, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Canada and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Canada ranks 5th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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