Democratic Republic of the Congo vs OECD: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq)

Democratic Republic of the Congo
21,570 kt
in 2023
OECD
102,966 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • OECD
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199020062023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 102,966 kt against 21,570 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 81,396 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 4.8 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 22 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 18,957 kt 56,394 kt 37,438 kt OECD
2000s 21,657 kt 65,047 kt 43,390 kt OECD
2010s 22,261 kt 57,948 kt 35,687 kt OECD
2020s 22,403 kt 44,880 kt 22,478 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq), Democratic Republic of the Congo or OECD?
OECD, at 102,966 kt against 21,570 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) between Democratic Republic of the Congo and OECD?
81,396 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and OECD?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and OECD rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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