What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Americas and Central African Republic?

371.13 kt, with Americas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Central African Republic?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Americas vs Central African Republic: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)

Americas

543.17 kt

in 2024

Central African Republic

172.04 kt

in 2024

Americas rank

10th

Central African Republic rank

10th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Americas
Central African Republic

How they compare

Americas currently reports 543.17 kt against 172.04 kt in Central African Republic, a difference of 371.13 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 3.2 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.

Americas ranks 10th and Central African Republic ranks 10th of 31 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	433.66 kt	254.08 kt	179.58 kt	Americas
2000s	478.14 kt	258.33 kt	219.81 kt	Americas
2010s	444.26 kt	207.74 kt	236.51 kt	Americas
2020s	471.38 kt	177.68 kt	293.7 kt	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Americas or Central African Republic?: Americas, at 543.17 kt against 172.04 kt in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Americas and Central African Republic?: 371.13 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Central African Republic?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and Central African Republic rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?: Americas ranks 10th and Central African Republic ranks 10th of 31 groups.
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

Indicator: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.