Small island developing states (SIDS) vs South Sudan: Forest fires — Emissions

Small island developing states (SIDS)
1.51 kt
in 2024
South Sudan
3.28 kt
in 2024
Small island developing states (SIDS) rank
9th
South Sudan rank
15th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Small island developing states (SIDS)
  • South Sudan
051015199020072024

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 3.28 kt against 1.51 kt in Small island developing states (SIDS), a difference of 1.77 kt.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 2.2 times Small island developing states (SIDS)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.

Small island developing states (SIDS) ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 15th of 22 groups.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Small island developing states (SIDS) South Sudan Difference Ahead
2010s 1.26 kt 2.09 kt 0.8237 kt South Sudan
2020s 0.8808 kt 3.87 kt 2.99 kt South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Small island developing states (SIDS) or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 3.28 kt against 1.51 kt in Small island developing states (SIDS) as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Small island developing states (SIDS) and South Sudan?
1.77 kt, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small island developing states (SIDS) and South Sudan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Small island developing states (SIDS) and South Sudan rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Small island developing states (SIDS) ranks 9th and South Sudan ranks 15th of 22 groups.
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.