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

Sudan (former), at 439.96 kt against 248.07 kt in Brazil as of 2011.

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

191.89 kt, with Sudan (former) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil 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.

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

Brazil

248.07 kt

in 2024

Sudan (former)

439.96 kt

in 2011

Brazil rank

8th

Sudan (former) rank

5th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Brazil
Sudan (former)

How they compare

Sudan (former) currently reports 439.96 kt against 248.07 kt in Brazil, a difference of 191.89 kt.

That makes Sudan (former)'s figure about 1.8 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sudan (former) ahead.

Brazil ranks 8th and Sudan (former) ranks 5th of 221 countries.

Sudan (former) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Sudan (former)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	199.32 kt	487.28 kt	287.95 kt	Sudan (former)
2000s	204.95 kt	479.5 kt	274.56 kt	Sudan (former)
2010s	299.88 kt	412.47 kt	112.58 kt	Sudan (former)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Brazil or Sudan (former)?: Sudan (former), at 439.96 kt against 248.07 kt in Brazil as of 2011.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Brazil and Sudan (former)?: 191.89 kt, with Sudan (former) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sudan (former)?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Brazil and Sudan (former) rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?: Brazil ranks 8th 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.