Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Australia or Sudan (former)?

Australia, at 679.92 kt against 439.96 kt in Sudan (former) as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Australia and Sudan (former)?

239.96 kt, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sudan (former)?

22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.

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.

Australia vs Sudan (former): Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)

Australia

679.92 kt

in 2024

Sudan (former)

439.96 kt

in 2011

Australia rank

3rd

Sudan (former) rank

5th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Australia
Sudan (former)

How they compare

Australia currently reports 679.92 kt against 439.96 kt in Sudan (former), a difference of 239.96 kt.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Sudan (former)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 3rd and Sudan (former) ranks 5th of 221 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Sudan (former)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,016 kt	487.28 kt	528.41 kt	Australia
2000s	1,189 kt	479.5 kt	709.01 kt	Australia
2010s	1,246 kt	412.47 kt	833.47 kt	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Australia or Sudan (former)?: Australia, at 679.92 kt against 439.96 kt in Sudan (former) as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Australia and Sudan (former)?: 239.96 kt, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sudan (former)?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Australia and Sudan (former) rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?: Australia ranks 3rd and Sudan (former) ranks 5th 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.