France vs Portugal: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC

France
4.54 kt
in 2020
Portugal
0.7189 kt
in 2020
France rank
3rd
Portugal rank
4th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC over time

  • France
  • Portugal
02468199020052020

How they compare

France currently reports 4.54 kt against 0.7189 kt in Portugal, a difference of 3.82 kt.

That makes France's figure about 6.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

France ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 4th of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 5.59 kt 2.02 kt 3.57 kt France
2000s 5.46 kt 3.46 kt 2 kt France
2010s 4.83 kt 1.92 kt 2.92 kt France
2020s 4.54 kt 0.7189 kt 3.82 kt France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc, France or Portugal?
France, at 4.54 kt against 0.7189 kt in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc between France and Portugal?
3.82 kt, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do France and Portugal rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
France ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 4th of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. 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) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
20 places, 590 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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.