South Africa vs Southern Africa: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq)
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- South Africa
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 18,875 kt against 4,181 kt in South Africa, a difference of 14,694 kt.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 4.5 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 13th and Southern Africa ranks 11th of 221 countries.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,711 kt | 12,424 kt | 9,713 kt | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 2,516 kt | 11,105 kt | 8,589 kt | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 2,132 kt | 11,932 kt | 9,800 kt | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 3,062 kt | 15,742 kt | 12,680 kt | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq), South Africa or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 18,875 kt against 4,181 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) between South Africa and Southern Africa?
- 14,694 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Southern Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Southern Africa rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq)?
- South Africa ranks 13th and Southern Africa ranks 11th 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
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