How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires

Australia

597.56

in 2019

Democratic Republic of Congo

417.3

in 2019

Australia rank

1st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires over time

Australia
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Australia currently reports 597.56 against 417.3 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 180.26.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd of 208 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,048	361.28	686.47	Australia
2000s	1,183	419.56	763.2	Australia
2010s	1,047	427.61	619.07	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires, Australia or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Australia, at 597.56 against 417.3 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires between Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 180.26, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Australia and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - savanna fires?: Australia ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Savanna fires
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).