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

Portugal, at 0.7189 kt against 0.5051 kt in Japan as of 2020.

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

0.2138 kt, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan 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.

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

Japan

0.5051 kt

in 2020

Portugal

0.7189 kt

in 2020

Japan rank

5th

Portugal rank

4th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC over time

Japan
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.7189 kt against 0.5051 kt in Japan, a difference of 0.2138 kt.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 5th 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	Japan	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5051 kt	2.02 kt	1.52 kt	Portugal
2000s	0.5051 kt	3.46 kt	2.95 kt	Portugal
2010s	0.5051 kt	1.92 kt	1.41 kt	Portugal
2020s	0.5051 kt	0.7189 kt	0.2138 kt	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc, Japan or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.7189 kt against 0.5051 kt in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc between Japan and Portugal?: 0.2138 kt, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?: Japan ranks 5th 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.