Côte d'Ivoire vs South Africa: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)

Côte d'Ivoire
0.0131 kt
in 2024
South Africa
0.7253 kt
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
27th
South Africa rank
30th

Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • South Africa
0123199020072024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.7253 kt against 0.0131 kt in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.7122 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 55.4 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 30th of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2668 kt 1.22 kt 0.9511 kt South Africa
2000s 0.2502 kt 0.4195 kt 0.1694 kt South Africa
2010s 0.0557 kt 0.3854 kt 0.3298 kt South Africa
2020s 0.0306 kt 0.3185 kt 0.2879 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Côte d'Ivoire or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.7253 kt against 0.0131 kt in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
0.7122 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and South Africa rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 30th of 31 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.