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

Senegal, at 41.53 kt against 38.96 kt in Burkina Faso as of 2024.

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

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.

Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)

Burkina Faso

38.96 kt

in 2024

Senegal

41.53 kt

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

24th

Senegal rank

23rd

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Burkina Faso
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 41.53 kt against 38.96 kt in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.57 kt.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 23rd of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	34.65 kt	52.06 kt	17.41 kt	Senegal
2000s	35.88 kt	48.18 kt	12.31 kt	Senegal
2010s	22 kt	42.45 kt	20.45 kt	Senegal
2020s	23.44 kt	45.36 kt	21.92 kt	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Burkina Faso or Senegal?: Senegal, at 41.53 kt against 38.96 kt in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Burkina Faso and Senegal?: 2.57 kt, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?: Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Senegal ranks 23rd 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.