India vs Latin America and the Caribbean: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

India
1,686 kt
in 2023
Latin America and the Caribbean
13,611 kt
in 2023
India rank
9th
Latin America and the Caribbean rank
9th

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • India
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 13,611 kt against 1,686 kt in India, a difference of 11,925 kt.

That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 8.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.

India ranks 9th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th of 219 countries.

Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 2,139 kt 24,560 kt 22,421 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 2,094 kt 14,951 kt 12,857 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 3,265 kt 11,822 kt 8,558 kt Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 2,786 kt 15,097 kt 12,311 kt Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, India or Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin America and the Caribbean, at 13,611 kt against 1,686 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between India and Latin America and the Caribbean?
11,925 kt, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Latin America and the Caribbean?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do India and Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
India ranks 9th and Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 9th 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