Timor-Leste vs United States of America: Forest fires — Emissions

Timor-Leste
0.0018 kt
in 2024
United States of America
3.25 kt
in 2024
Timor-Leste rank
14th
United States of America rank
17th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • United States of America
0246810199020072024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 3.25 kt against 0.0018 kt in Timor-Leste, a difference of 3.25 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1,808.1 times Timor-Leste's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Timor-Leste ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 17th of 22 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0087 kt 3.58 kt 3.57 kt United States of America
2000s 0.018 kt 2.91 kt 2.9 kt United States of America
2010s 0.0103 kt 3.16 kt 3.15 kt United States of America
2020s 0.0086 kt 5.12 kt 5.11 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Timor-Leste or United States of America?
United States of America, at 3.25 kt against 0.0018 kt in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Timor-Leste and United States of America?
3.25 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and United States of America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Timor-Leste and United States of America rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
Timor-Leste ranks 14th and United States of America ranks 17th 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
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.