What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The highest recorded value was 27,555 in 1998.

What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 7,388 in 2001.

How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires?

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2019.

Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?

The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Democratic Republic of Congo

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Democratic Republic of Congo
Creator: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Democratic Republic of Congo: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires was 12,438 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

12,438

Change on year

up 7.4%

World rank

1st

of 208 countries

All-time high

27,555

in 1998

All-time low

7,388

in 2001

Years of data

1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2019

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 12,438 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in 2019.

That represents a change of up 7.4% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 27,555 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,388, in 2001.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	18,896	15,120	27,555	10
2000s	13,251	7,388	19,978	10
2010s	13,211	11,580	14,054	10

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Democratic Republic of Congo was 12,438 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The highest recorded value was 27,555 in 1998.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 7,388 in 2001.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?: The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest 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).