Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Central African Republic or Mali?

Central African Republic, at 172.04 kt against 78.1 kt in Mali as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Central African Republic and Mali?

93.94 kt, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mali?

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.

Central African Republic vs Mali: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)

Central African Republic

172.04 kt

in 2024

Mali

78.1 kt

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

10th

Mali rank

12th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Central African Republic
Mali

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 172.04 kt against 78.1 kt in Mali, a difference of 93.94 kt.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 2.2 times Mali's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 10th and Mali ranks 12th of 221 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1990s	254.08 kt	84.92 kt	169.16 kt	Central African Republic
2000s	258.33 kt	82.85 kt	175.47 kt	Central African Republic
2010s	207.74 kt	63.65 kt	144.09 kt	Central African Republic
2020s	177.68 kt	69.64 kt	108.04 kt	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Central African Republic or Mali?: Central African Republic, at 172.04 kt against 78.1 kt in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Central African Republic and Mali?: 93.94 kt, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mali?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Mali rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?: Central African Republic ranks 10th and Mali ranks 12th 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.