Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Russian Federation: Forest fires — Emissions

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0.1117 kt
in 2024
Russian Federation
6.44 kt
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
Russian Federation rank
8th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Russian Federation
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How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 6.44 kt against 0.1117 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 6.33 kt.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 57.7 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 8th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Russian Federation Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2071 kt 14.12 kt 13.92 kt Russian Federation
2000s 0.2029 kt 10.24 kt 10.04 kt Russian Federation
2010s 0.1623 kt 11.34 kt 11.17 kt Russian Federation
2020s 0.0265 kt 5.39 kt 5.37 kt Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Democratic People's Republic of Korea or Russian Federation?
Russian Federation, at 6.44 kt against 0.1117 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?
6.33 kt, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Russian Federation?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Russian Federation rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Russian Federation ranks 8th of 22 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.