Italy vs United States of America: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC

Italy
4.56 kt
in 2020
United States of America
11.83 kt
in 2020
Italy rank
2nd
United States of America rank
1st

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC over time

  • Italy
  • United States of America
0102030199020052020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 11.83 kt against 4.56 kt in Italy, a difference of 7.27 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.6 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 19 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 17.09 kt 7.61 kt 9.49 kt Italy
2000s 12.56 kt 13.48 kt 0.9162 kt United States of America
2010s 8.37 kt 14.53 kt 6.16 kt United States of America
2020s 4.56 kt 11.83 kt 7.27 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc, Italy or United States of America?
United States of America, at 11.83 kt against 4.56 kt in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc between Italy and United States of America?
7.27 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
Italy ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st 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

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.