Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Indonesia or Philippines?

Philippines, at 1.35 kt against 1.13 kt in Indonesia as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Indonesia and Philippines?

0.22 kt, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Philippines?

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.

Indonesia vs Philippines: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)

Indonesia

1.13 kt

in 2024

Philippines

1.35 kt

in 2024

Indonesia rank

64th

Philippines rank

63rd

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time

Indonesia
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 1.35 kt against 1.13 kt in Indonesia, a difference of 0.22 kt.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 63rd of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.89 kt	0.5524 kt	6.34 kt	Indonesia
2000s	10.92 kt	0.8364 kt	10.08 kt	Indonesia
2010s	9.57 kt	0.9244 kt	8.64 kt	Indonesia
2020s	3.07 kt	0.7913 kt	2.28 kt	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Indonesia or Philippines?: Philippines, at 1.35 kt against 1.13 kt in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Indonesia and Philippines?: 0.22 kt, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Philippines?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Philippines rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?: Indonesia ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 63rd 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.