Democratic People's Republic of Korea vs Viet Nam: Forest fires — Emissions

Democratic People's Republic of Korea
0.1117 kt
in 2024
Viet Nam
0.8436 kt
in 2024
Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank
11th
Viet Nam rank
10th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Viet Nam
0123199020072024

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 0.8436 kt against 0.1117 kt in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.7319 kt.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 7.6 times Democratic People's Republic of Korea's.

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

Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 10th of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic People's Republic of Korea Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1987 kt 1.03 kt 0.8299 kt Viet Nam
2000s 0.2029 kt 1.59 kt 1.39 kt Viet Nam
2010s 0.1623 kt 1.14 kt 0.9801 kt Viet Nam
2020s 0.0265 kt 0.8323 kt 0.8059 kt Viet Nam

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 Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 0.8436 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 Viet Nam?
0.7319 kt, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Viet Nam?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Viet Nam rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 11th and Viet Nam ranks 10th 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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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
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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.