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

Japan
0.5051 kt
in 2020
Spain
0.2074 kt
in 2020
Japan rank
5th
Spain rank
8th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC over time

  • Japan
  • Spain
00.20.40.60.8199020052020

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.5051 kt against 0.2074 kt in Spain, a difference of 0.2977 kt.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.4 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and Spain ranks 8th of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5051 kt 0.2945 kt 0.2106 kt Japan
2000s 0.5051 kt 0.3791 kt 0.126 kt Japan
2010s 0.5051 kt 0.2075 kt 0.2976 kt Japan
2020s 0.5051 kt 0.2074 kt 0.2977 kt Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc, Japan or Spain?
Japan, at 0.5051 kt against 0.2074 kt in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc between Japan and Spain?
0.2977 kt, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
Japan ranks 5th and Spain ranks 8th 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.