Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Angola or Australia and New Zealand?

Australia and New Zealand, at 679.93 kt against 513.87 kt in Angola as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Angola and Australia and New Zealand?

166.06 kt, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Australia and New Zealand?

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.

Angola vs Australia and New Zealand: Savanna fires — Emissions

Angola

513.87 kt

in 2024

Australia and New Zealand

679.93 kt

in 2024

Angola rank

4th

Australia and New Zealand rank

2nd

Savanna fires — Emissions over time

Angola
Australia and New Zealand

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 679.93 kt against 513.87 kt in Angola, a difference of 166.06 kt.

That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.

Angola ranks 4th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 221 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Australia and New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	458.9 kt	1,016 kt	556.79 kt	Australia and New Zealand
2000s	503.54 kt	1,189 kt	684.98 kt	Australia and New Zealand
2010s	489.01 kt	1,050 kt	561.05 kt	Australia and New Zealand
2020s	476.9 kt	764.16 kt	287.26 kt	Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Angola or Australia and New Zealand?: Australia and New Zealand, at 679.93 kt against 513.87 kt in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Angola and Australia and New Zealand?: 166.06 kt, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Australia and New Zealand?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Angola and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?: Angola ranks 4th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd 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

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.