Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Central Asia or Senegal?

Senegal, at 41.53 kt against 4.88 kt in Central Asia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Senegal?

33 years are reported by both, from 1992 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 Asia vs Senegal: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)

Central Asia

4.88 kt

in 2024

Senegal

41.53 kt

in 2024

Central Asia rank

25th

Senegal rank

23rd

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Central Asia
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 41.53 kt against 4.88 kt in Central Asia, a difference of 36.65 kt.

That makes Senegal's figure about 8.5 times Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Central Asia ahead.

Central Asia ranks 25th and Senegal ranks 23rd of 31 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central Asia averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Asia	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	70 kt	52.75 kt	17.26 kt	Central Asia
2000s	98.98 kt	48.18 kt	50.8 kt	Central Asia
2010s	58.72 kt	42.45 kt	16.27 kt	Central Asia
2020s	23.28 kt	45.36 kt	22.08 kt	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Central Asia or Senegal?: Senegal, at 41.53 kt against 4.88 kt in Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Central Asia and Senegal?: 36.65 kt, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Senegal?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Central Asia and Senegal rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?: Central Asia ranks 25th and Senegal ranks 23rd of 31 groups.
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.