Americas vs Iran (Islamic Republic of): Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)

Americas
543.17 kt
in 2024
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
6.65 kt
in 2024
Americas rank
10th
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
10th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

  • Americas
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
0200400600800199020072024

How they compare

Americas currently reports 543.17 kt against 6.65 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 536.52 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 81.6 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

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

Americas ranks 10th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of) Difference Ahead
1990s 433.66 kt 1.48 kt 432.18 kt Americas
2000s 478.14 kt 1.03 kt 477.11 kt Americas
2010s 444.26 kt 1.25 kt 443.01 kt Americas
2020s 471.38 kt 2.89 kt 468.49 kt Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Americas or Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Americas, at 543.17 kt against 6.65 kt in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Americas and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
536.52 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?
Americas ranks 10th and Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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

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.