OECD vs Zambia: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

OECD
10,966 kt
in 2023
Zambia
8,015 kt
in 2023
OECD rank
1st
Zambia rank
3rd

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • OECD
  • Zambia
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 10,966 kt against 8,015 kt in Zambia, a difference of 2,951 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

OECD ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 3rd of 219 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, OECD averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 10,620 kt 8,718 kt 1,902 kt OECD
2000s 4,716 kt 8,899 kt 4,183 kt Zambia
2010s 4,837 kt 13,815 kt 8,978 kt Zambia
2020s 7,370 kt 9,782 kt 2,412 kt Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, OECD or Zambia?
OECD, at 10,966 kt against 8,015 kt in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between OECD and Zambia?
2,951 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do OECD and Zambia rank globally for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
OECD ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 3rd 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