Western Africa vs Zimbabwe: Other forest — Emissions (CH4)
Western Africa
0.0421 kt
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.98 kt
in 2024
Western Africa rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
25th
Other forest — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Western Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.98 kt against 0.0421 kt in Western Africa, a difference of 1.94 kt.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 47.1 times Western Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Africa ahead.
Western Africa ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Western Africa averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Western Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 175.03 kt | 6.36 kt | 168.67 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 25.14 kt | 2.57 kt | 22.57 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1405 kt | 4.62 kt | 4.48 kt | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.0639 kt | 1.18 kt | 1.11 kt | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — emissions, Western Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.98 kt against 0.0421 kt in Western Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — emissions between Western Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 1.94 kt, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Western Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Western Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for other forest — emissions?
- Western Africa ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 25th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.