Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Americas or Syrian Arab Republic?

Americas, at 543.17 kt against 2.13 kt in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Americas and Syrian Arab Republic?

541.04 kt, with Americas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Syrian Arab 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 Syrian Arab Republic: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)

Americas

543.17 kt

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic

2.13 kt

in 2024

Americas rank

10th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

11th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Americas
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Americas currently reports 543.17 kt against 2.13 kt in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 541.04 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 255.1 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

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

Americas ranks 10th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 11th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1990s	433.66 kt	0.2002 kt	433.46 kt	Americas
2000s	478.14 kt	0.05 kt	478.09 kt	Americas
2010s	444.26 kt	0.3468 kt	443.91 kt	Americas
2020s	471.38 kt	0.7492 kt	470.63 kt	Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Americas or Syrian Arab Republic?: Americas, at 543.17 kt against 2.13 kt in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Americas and Syrian Arab Republic?: 541.04 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Syrian Arab Republic?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?: Americas ranks 10th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 11th 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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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.