Democratic Republic of the Congo vs OECD: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Democratic Republic of the Congo
11,571 kt
in 2023
OECD
55,235 kt
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 55,235 kt against 11,571 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 43,664 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 10,169 kt 30,252 kt 20,083 kt OECD
2000s 11,618 kt 34,894 kt 23,276 kt OECD
2010s 11,942 kt 31,086 kt 19,144 kt OECD
2020s 12,018 kt 24,076 kt 12,058 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Democratic Republic of the Congo or OECD?
OECD, at 55,235 kt against 11,571 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Democratic Republic of the Congo and OECD?
43,664 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) from ch4?
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) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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