Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Argentina or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 38.96 kt against 21.94 kt in Argentina as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Argentina and Burkina Faso?

17.02 kt, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Burkina Faso?

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.

Argentina vs Burkina Faso: Savanna fires — Emissions

Argentina

21.94 kt

in 2024

Burkina Faso

38.96 kt

in 2024

Argentina rank

27th

Burkina Faso rank

24th

Savanna fires — Emissions over time

Argentina
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 38.96 kt against 21.94 kt in Argentina, a difference of 17.02 kt.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.8 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 27th and Burkina Faso ranks 24th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1990s	56.32 kt	34.65 kt	21.67 kt	Argentina
2000s	65.86 kt	35.88 kt	29.99 kt	Argentina
2010s	36.79 kt	22 kt	14.8 kt	Argentina
2020s	39.24 kt	23.44 kt	15.8 kt	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Argentina or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 38.96 kt against 21.94 kt in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Argentina and Burkina Faso?: 17.02 kt, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Burkina Faso?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Burkina Faso rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?: Argentina ranks 27th and Burkina Faso ranks 24th 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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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.