Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 in Congo

Congo: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 was 133.64 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
133.64 kt
Change on year
down 39.2%
World rank
34th
of 236 countries
All-time high
265.21 kt
in 2016
All-time low
43.04 kt
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 in Congo, 1990–2023

501001502002501990200620231990: 157.1 kt1991: 157.1 kt1992: 157.1 kt1993: 157.1 kt1994: 157.1 kt1995: 157.1 kt1996: 109.3 kt1997: 102.4 kt1998: 82.6 kt1999: 92.5 kt2000: 73.2 kt2001: 83 kt2002: 43 kt2003: 210.7 kt2004: 158.7 kt2005: 158.2 kt2006: 198.6 kt2007: 140.4 kt2008: 106.7 kt2009: 108.9 kt2010: 188 kt2011: 238.4 kt2012: 147.1 kt2013: 130.6 kt2014: 68.1 kt2015: 159.9 kt2016: 265.2 kt2017: 97.2 kt2018: 209.3 kt2019: 223.8 kt2020: 182.7 kt2021: 125.5 kt2022: 219.9 kt2023: 133.6 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — fao tier 1 in Congo stood at 133.64 kt.

The figure is down 39.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — fao tier 1 in Congo peaked at 265.21 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 43.04 kt, in 2002.

Congo ranks 34th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 132.93 kt 82.63 kt 157.07 kt 10
2000s 128.16 kt 43.04 kt 210.7 kt 10
2010s 172.76 kt 68.08 kt 265.21 kt 10
2020s 165.43 kt 125.5 kt 219.87 kt 4

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 31 Viet Nam 245.52 kt compare
  2. 32 Nicaragua 184.02 kt compare
  3. 33 Nigeria 157.78 kt compare
  4. 35 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100.22 kt compare
  5. 36 Malawi 96.22 kt compare
  6. 37 Argentina 95.11 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — fao tier 1 in Congo?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — fao tier 1 in Congo was 133.64 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 265.21 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — fao tier 1 recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 43.04 kt in 2002.
How does Congo rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — fao tier 1?
Congo ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
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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