Central African Republic vs South Africa: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq)

Central African Republic
7,100 kt
in 2023
South Africa
4,181 kt
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
10th
South Africa rank
13th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Central African Republic
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020062023

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 7,100 kt against 4,181 kt in South Africa, a difference of 2,919 kt.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 13th of 221 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 13,262 kt 2,711 kt 10,551 kt Central African Republic
2000s 13,483 kt 2,516 kt 10,967 kt Central African Republic
2010s 10,843 kt 2,132 kt 8,712 kt Central African Republic
2020s 9,348 kt 3,062 kt 6,286 kt Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq), Central African Republic or South Africa?
Central African Republic, at 7,100 kt against 4,181 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) between Central African Republic and South Africa?
2,919 kt, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and South Africa rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Central African Republic ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 13th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf