Brazil vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Net Forest conversion — Emissions

Brazil
1.24 million kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo
156,015 kt
in 2023
Brazil rank
1st
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th

Net Forest conversion — Emissions over time

  • Brazil
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020062023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.24 million kt against 156,015 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.09 million kt.

That makes Brazil's figure about 8.0 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 218 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 2.07 million kt 369,228 kt 1.70 million kt Brazil
2000s 1.51 million kt 369,247 kt 1.14 million kt Brazil
2010s 998,200 kt 374,824 kt 623,376 kt Brazil
2020s 1.18 million kt 156,167 kt 1.02 million kt Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — emissions, Brazil or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Brazil, at 1.24 million kt against 156,015 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — emissions between Brazil and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
1.09 million kt, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for net forest conversion — emissions?
Brazil ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 9,006 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf