Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc, Greece or Portugal?

Portugal, at 0.7189 kt against 0.4158 kt in Greece as of 2020.

What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc between Greece and Portugal?

0.3031 kt, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?

31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.

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.

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

Greece

0.4158 kt

in 2020

Portugal

0.7189 kt

in 2020

Greece rank

6th

Portugal rank

4th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC over time

Greece
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.7189 kt against 0.4158 kt in Greece, a difference of 0.3031 kt.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Greece ranks 6th and Portugal ranks 4th of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.8686 kt	2.02 kt	1.16 kt	Portugal
2000s	1.02 kt	3.46 kt	2.44 kt	Portugal
2010s	0.6811 kt	1.92 kt	1.24 kt	Portugal
2020s	0.4158 kt	0.7189 kt	0.3031 kt	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc, Greece or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.7189 kt against 0.4158 kt in Greece as of 2020.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc between Greece and Portugal?: 0.3031 kt, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?: Greece ranks 6th 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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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: 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.