Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Savanna fires — Emissions

Democratic Republic of the Congo
450.06 kt
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
1,909 kt
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
3rd
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
5th

Savanna fires — Emissions over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k199020072024

How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 1,909 kt against 450.06 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1,459 kt.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 4.2 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th of 22 countries.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 363.18 kt 2,194 kt 1,831 kt Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2000s 414.92 kt 2,282 kt 1,867 kt Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 426.49 kt 2,035 kt 1,608 kt Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 433.38 kt 1,869 kt 1,436 kt Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 1,909 kt against 450.06 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
1,459 kt, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 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.