South Africa vs Western Africa: Savanna fires — Emissions
Savanna fires — Emissions over time
- South Africa
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 324.86 kt against 80.1 kt in South Africa, a difference of 244.76 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 4.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 13th and Western Africa ranks 13th of 221 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.93 kt | 471.65 kt | 419.72 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 48.21 kt | 480.3 kt | 432.09 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 40.84 kt | 375.59 kt | 334.75 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 58.67 kt | 350.42 kt | 291.75 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, South Africa or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 324.86 kt against 80.1 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between South Africa and Western Africa?
- 244.76 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Western Africa rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?
- South Africa ranks 13th and Western Africa ranks 13th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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