France vs United States of America: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC

France
127.1 kt
in 2020
United States of America
331.24 kt
in 2020
France rank
3rd
United States of America rank
3rd

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC over time

  • France
  • United States of America
02004006008001.0k199020052020

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 331.24 kt against 127.1 kt in France, a difference of 204.14 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.6 times France's.

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

France ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 19 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 156.6 kt 212.96 kt 56.36 kt United States of America
2000s 152.75 kt 377.39 kt 224.64 kt United States of America
2010s 135.35 kt 406.8 kt 271.45 kt United States of America
2020s 127.1 kt 331.24 kt 204.13 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc, France or United States of America?
United States of America, at 331.24 kt against 127.1 kt in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc between France and United States of America?
204.14 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do France and United States of America rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
France ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
24 places, 712 data points, 1990–2020
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