Africa vs India: Other forest — Emissions (N2O)
Africa
27.57 kt
in 2024
India
3.58 kt
in 2024
Africa rank
4th
India rank
6th
Other forest — Emissions (N2O) over time
- Africa
- India
How they compare
Africa currently reports 27.57 kt against 3.58 kt in India, a difference of 23.99 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 7.7 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 4th and India ranks 6th of 31 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.9 kt | 3.7 kt | 32.2 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 38.4 kt | 4.49 kt | 33.91 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 47.26 kt | 7.96 kt | 39.3 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 33.32 kt | 6.4 kt | 26.92 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — emissions, Africa or India?
- Africa, at 27.57 kt against 3.58 kt in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — emissions between Africa and India?
- 23.99 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa and India rank globally for other forest — emissions?
- Africa ranks 4th and India ranks 6th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — Emissions (N2O). 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.