Mozambique vs Southern Africa: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

Mozambique
6,459 kt
in 2023
Southern Africa
10,125 kt
in 2023
Mozambique rank
9th
Southern Africa rank
11th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • Mozambique
  • Southern Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020062023

How they compare

Southern Africa currently reports 10,125 kt against 6,459 kt in Mozambique, a difference of 3,666 kt.

That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.6 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 9th and Southern Africa ranks 11th of 221 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Southern Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Southern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 6,561 kt 6,665 kt 103.59 kt Southern Africa
2000s 6,944 kt 5,957 kt 986.77 kt Mozambique
2010s 6,763 kt 6,401 kt 362.32 kt Mozambique
2020s 6,621 kt 8,445 kt 1,824 kt Southern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Mozambique or Southern Africa?
Southern Africa, at 10,125 kt against 6,459 kt in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Mozambique and Southern Africa?
3,666 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Southern Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Southern Africa rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Mozambique ranks 9th 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) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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