Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Forest fires — Emissions

Democratic Republic of the Congo
39.68 kt
in 2024
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
3.58 kt
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
5th
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank
8th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
0204060199020072024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 39.68 kt against 3.58 kt in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), a difference of 36.1 kt.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 11.1 times Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 8th of 22 countries.

Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Difference Ahead
1990s 39.37 kt 1.07 kt 38.3 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s 50.74 kt 0.804 kt 49.94 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2010s 57.17 kt 0.6829 kt 56.49 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s 44.36 kt 1.16 kt 43.2 kt Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 39.68 kt against 3.58 kt in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
36.1 kt, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 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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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.