Democratic Republic of the Congo vs World: Forest fires — Emissions

Democratic Republic of the Congo
39.68 kt
in 2024
World
368.61 kt
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
5th
World rank
1st

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • World
0100200300400500199020072024

How they compare

World currently reports 368.61 kt against 39.68 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 328.93 kt.

That makes World's figure about 9.3 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th and World ranks 1st of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo World Difference Ahead
1990s 39.37 kt 282.62 kt 243.25 kt World
2000s 50.74 kt 322.57 kt 271.82 kt World
2010s 57.17 kt 363.94 kt 306.77 kt World
2020s 44.36 kt 322.15 kt 277.79 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or World?
World, at 368.61 kt against 39.68 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and World?
328.93 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and World rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 5th and World ranks 1st 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
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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.