Central America vs India: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
Central America
9.86 kt
in 2024
India
5.69 kt
in 2024
Central America rank
13th
India rank
11th
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) over time
- Central America
- India
How they compare
Central America currently reports 9.86 kt against 5.69 kt in India, a difference of 4.17 kt.
That makes Central America's figure about 1.7 times India's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Central America ranks 13th and India ranks 11th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central America averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central America | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.84 kt | 5.24 kt | 0.6029 kt | Central America |
| 2000s | 5.6 kt | 6.51 kt | 0.9181 kt | India |
| 2010s | 4.15 kt | 10.65 kt | 6.5 kt | India |
| 2020s | 5.8 kt | 8.4 kt | 2.6 kt | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Central America or India?
- Central America, at 9.86 kt against 5.69 kt in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Central America and India?
- 4.17 kt, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Central America and India rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
- Central America ranks 13th and India ranks 11th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.