Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Ethiopia or Sudan (former)?

Sudan (former), at 3.13 kt against 1.5 kt in Ethiopia as of 2011.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Ethiopia and Sudan (former)?

1.63 kt, with Sudan (former) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan (former)?

19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.

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.

Ethiopia vs Sudan (former): Forest fires — Emissions

Ethiopia

1.5 kt

in 2024

Sudan (former)

3.13 kt

in 2011

Ethiopia rank

19th

Sudan (former) rank

16th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Ethiopia
Sudan (former)

How they compare

Sudan (former) currently reports 3.13 kt against 1.5 kt in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.63 kt.

That makes Sudan (former)'s figure about 2.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sudan (former) ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 19th and Sudan (former) ranks 16th of 219 countries.

Sudan (former) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sudan (former)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.13 kt	7.35 kt	5.22 kt	Sudan (former)
2000s	2.27 kt	3.14 kt	0.8641 kt	Sudan (former)
2010s	1.87 kt	2.43 kt	0.5552 kt	Sudan (former)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Ethiopia or Sudan (former)?: Sudan (former), at 3.13 kt against 1.5 kt in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Ethiopia and Sudan (former)?: 1.63 kt, with Sudan (former) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan (former)?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Sudan (former) rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Ethiopia ranks 19th and Sudan (former) ranks 16th of 219 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: 12 August 2026

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.