Colombia vs Portugal: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)

Colombia
0.3124 kt
in 2024
Portugal
0.33 kt
in 2024
Colombia rank
39th
Portugal rank
36th

Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) over time

  • Colombia
  • Portugal
00.511.52199020072024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.33 kt against 0.3124 kt in Colombia, a difference of 0.0176 kt.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 36th of 219 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4917 kt 0.1733 kt 0.3184 kt Colombia
2000s 0.6184 kt 0.173 kt 0.4455 kt Colombia
2010s 0.5375 kt 0.1751 kt 0.3624 kt Colombia
2020s 0.5752 kt 0.1427 kt 0.4325 kt Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Colombia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.33 kt against 0.3124 kt in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Colombia and Portugal?
0.0176 kt, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Portugal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Portugal rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Colombia ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 36th of 219 countries.
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

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.